Figure 1. Most common cancer types by age.
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Volume 4, Number 3, June 2013, pages 142-146
Cancer Treatment in Malawi: A Disease of Palliation
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Table
| Site | n | % | Males (n)* | % | Females (n)* | % | Age | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast | 90 | 22% | 0 | 0% | 90 | 100% | 47.1 | 13.53 |
| Colorectal | 62 | 15% | 32 | 52% | 30 | 48% | 45.86 | 17.87 |
| Prostate | 45 | 11% | 45 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 70.55 | 10.57 |
| Gastric | 41 | 10% | 27 | 66% | 14 | 34% | 52.06 | 16.54 |
| Pancreatic | 39 | 10% | 19 | 49% | 20 | 51% | 54.51 | 12.67 |
| Melanoma | 26 | 6% | 8 | 31% | 18 | 69% | 52.48 | 17.55 |
| Esophagus | 23 | 6% | 14 | 61% | 9 | 39% | 49.19 | 15.80 |
| SCC | 13 | 3% | 8 | 62% | 5 | 38% | 43.25 | 17.49 |
| Penis | 12 | 3% | 12 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 54.67 | 15.85 |
| Bladder | 9 | 2% | 4 | 44% | 5 | 56% | 31.75 | 19.94 |
| Sarcoma | 8 | 2% | 6 | 75% | 2 | 25% | 53.5 | 16.12 |
| Renal | 8 | 2% | 5 | 63% | 3 | 38% | 36.5 | 16.74 |
| Skin NOS | 5 | 1% | 1 | 20% | 4 | 80% | 45.2 | 24.39 |
| Liver | 5 | 1% | 4 | 80% | 1 | 20% | 34.00 | 9.8 |
| KS | 5 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 100% | 57 | 3.46 |
| Thyroid | 4 | 1% | 1 | 25% | 3 | 75% | 24.25 | 23.04 |
| Other | 4 | 1% | 2 | 50% | 2 | 50% | 19.5 | 15.70 |
| H&N | 4 | 1% | 4 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 50.75 | 29.20 |
| Gynecologic | 2 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 22.5 | 3.54 |
| Total | 405 | 100% | 192 | 49% | 213 | 51% | 50.34 | 17.92 |