Table 1 |
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The distribution of the three main cancers within the Cancer Registry of Guyana by ethnicity. |
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| Ethnicity (N) |
Breast |
Cervical |
Prostate |
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| Afro-Guyanese (1215) |
256 |
225 |
341** |
| Indo-Guyanese (1161) |
265 |
213 |
101 |
| Amerindian (117) |
8 |
57* |
12 |
| Other/not stated (276) |
60 |
78 |
71 |
| TOTAL |
589 |
573 |
525 |
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The table shows the comparative prevalence of the three principal cancers within the main ethnic subgroups of the Guyanese population. * p < 0.0001, ** p < 0.0001. |
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Best Plummer et al. Infectious Agents and Cancer 2009 4(Suppl 1):S7 doi:10.1186/1750-9378-4-S1-S7 |
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