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Term: Strongly-Smoking-Associated-Cancer Incidence
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2015-05-12
Definition:
Strongly-smoking-associated cancers include the following sites: esophagus, larynx, lung and bronchus, and oropharynx. See below for a list of ICD-O-3 (ICD-Oncology, version 3) codes used to identify specific cancer sites.
In Martens et al. (2015), the weighted incidence rate of strongly-smoking-associated cancers per 100,000 person-years was calculated for survey respondents aged 12 and older one, three, five, and 10 years after survey date.
ICD-O-3 Topography Axis ICD-O-3 Morphology Axis
Related terms
- Incidence / Incidence Rate
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
- Person-Years / Person Years
References
- Martens P, Nickel N, Forget E, Lix L, Turner D, Prior H, Walld R, Soodeen RA, Rajotte L, Ekuma O. The Cost of Smoking: A Manitoba Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2015. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
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