Proportion of thyroid cancer and other cancers in the democratic republic of Congo

Table 2 Cancer distribution by age group

Cancers	≤ 40 yr, n (1409)	%	41-60 yr, n (2689)	%	≥ 61 yr, n (2008)	%
Prostate	25	1.8	122	4.5	531	26.4
Cervical	156	11.1	611	22.7	371	18.5
Breast	403	28.6	895	33.3	333	16.6
Skin	141	10.0	133	4.9	82	4
Uterus	22	1.6	107	4.0	67	3.3
Lungs	30	2.1	64	2.4	67	3.3
Blood and LO	106	7.5	48	1.8	52	2.6
Colon	37	2.6	92	3.4	44	2.2
Stomach	19	1.3	60	2.2	33	1.6
KS	32	2.3	24	0.9	31	1.5
Soft tissue	27	1.9	30	1.1	30	1.5
Vessels	13	0.9	32	1.2	28	1.4
Bones	51	3.6	33	1.2	26	1.3
Vagina	16	1.1	33	1.2	26	1.3
Larynx	18	1.3	21	0.8	26	1.3
Anus-rectum	27	1.9	45	1.7	25	1.2
Thyroid	37	2.6	45	1.7	24	1.2
Mouth	28	2.0	24	0.9	24	1.2
Liver	12	0.9	19	0.7	18	0.9
Ureter	3	0.2	12	0.4	18	0.9
Vulva	4	0.3	20	0.7	17	0.8
Ovary	25	1.8	36	1.3	16	0.8
Peritoneum	12	0.9	23	0.9	16	0.8
Nose	26	1.8	23	0.9	13	0.6
Eye	35	2.5	30	1.1	12	0.6
Esophagus	5	0.4	6	0.2	10	0.5
Testicles	8	0.6	2	0.1	10	0.5
Pharynx	14	1.0	8	0.3	9	0.4
Pancreas	5	0.4	16	0.6	8	0.4
Intestines	7	0.5	15	0.6	7	0.3
Kidney	23	1.6	11	0.4	7	0.3
Vocal cords	1	0.1	2	0.1	5	0.2
Greater omentum	7	0.5	11	0.4	4	0.2
Penis	5	0.4	12	0.4	3	0.1
Duodenum	1	0.1	2	0.1	3	0.1
Tonsils	4	0.3	7	0.3	2	0.1
Coecum	5	0.4	3	0.1	2	0.1
Ears	4	0.3	1	0.0	2	0.1
Palate	1	0.1	1	0.0	2	0.1
Parotid glands	3	0.2	3	0.1	1	0.0
Trachea	1	0.1	0	0.0	1	0.0
Maxillary	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.0
Spleen	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.0
Brain	6	0.4	4	0.1	0	0.0
Glottis	0	0.0	2	0.1	0	0.0
Nasopharynx	1	0.1	1	0.0	0	0.0
Forehead	2	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0
Sweat glands	1	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0

LO: Lymphoid organ; KS: Kaposi Sarcoma.