Table 2.
Number of women and men diagnosed with specific obesity-related cancer formsa
| Cancer form | ICD-10 codea | Women, No. | Men, No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colon | C18 | 1890 | 2138 |
| Corpus uteri | C54 and C55 | 1355 | |
| Esophagus | C15 | 205 | 699 |
| Gallbladder | C23 | 51 | 22 |
| Gastric cardia | C16.0 | 71 | 320 |
| Kidney | C64 | 418 | 812 |
| Liver | C22 | 210 | 590 |
| Meningioma | C70 | 8 | 7 |
| Multiple myeloma | C90.0 | 227 | 268 |
| Ovary | C56 | 1088 | |
| Pancreas | C25 | 698 | 865 |
| Rectum | C19.9 and C20.9 | 850 | 1443 |
| Thyroid | C73 | 214 | 97 |
| Breast | C50 and D05 | 10 218 | |
| Total | 17 503 | 7261 |
a
From 1978 onward, ICD-10 codes are available in the Danish Cancer Registry, because of a recoding project in 2004 where all cancers diagnosed from 1978 to 2004 were converted into ICD-10 codes (29). ICD = International Disease Classification.