Research Article

Risk of Cancer Mortality in Spanish Towns Lying in the Vicinity of Pollutant Industries

Table 1

Number of deaths for 33 cancer causes, ICD 9 and ICD 10 code, women, men and total, Spain, 1997–2006.

TumoursICD 9ICD 10WomenMenTotal

Buccal cavity and pharynx140–149C00–14 3,842 18,136 21,978
Esophagus150C15 2,383 15,377 17,760
Stomach151C16 22,917 36,754 59,671
Small intestine152C17 620 744 1,364
Colon-rectum153-154C18–20 52,746 68,095 120,841
Liver155C22 6,646 17,609 24,255
Gall-bladder156C23 8,785 4,682 13,467
Pancreas157C25 19,590 22,328 41,918
Peritoneum158C45.1, C48 1,281 1,066 2,347
Nasal fossae160C30, C31 272 636 908
Larynx161C32 623 16,674 17,297
Lung162C34 20,923 160,104 181,027
Pleura163C38.4, C45.0 618 1,538 2,156
Bones170C40 1,219 1,702 2,921
Connective tissue171C41 2,034 2,148 4,182
Melanoma172C43 3,414 3,987 7,401
Skin173C44, C46 2,134 2,498 4,632
Breast174C50 57,830 57,830
Other uterus179–181C53-54 3,355 3,355
Uterus182C55 18,080 18,080
Ovary183C56 18,046 18,046
Prostate185C61 55,772 55,772
Testis186C62 425 425
Bladder188C67 7,175 34,107 41,282
Kidney189C64 5,809 11,532 17,341
Brain191C71 10,067 12,622 22,689
Other tumours nervous sys191C72 401 400 801
Thyroid193C73 1,800 911 2,711
Ill-defined tumours195–199C76–C80, C96 26,670 33,968 60,638
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma200, 202C82–84 11,109 12,229 23,338
Hodgkin's201C81 1,034 1,345 2,379
Myeloma203C90 7,637 7,541 15,178
Leukemias204–208C91–95 12,775 16,295 29,070

Total140–208C00–C97 331,835 561,225 893,060