Table 5

Data on numbers of cancer deaths following detection
year since detection
 number of cancer deaths
 number at risk at start of year


F
 I
 S
 R*
 C*
 F
 I
 S
 R*
 C*
Minnesota Colon Cancer Control Study (annual screening)
1
 2
 1
 1
 3
 36
 26
 19
 77
 27
 259
2
 3
 2
 2
 1
 10
 24
 18
 74
 24
 217
3
 0
 2
 2
 2
 17
 21
 16
 72
 23
 202
4
 0
 1
 3
 0
 7
 20
 13
 69
 20
 177
5
 0
 1
 0
 2
 6
 20
 12
 64
 19
 165
Minnesota Colon Cancer Control Study (biennial screening)
1
 2
 9
 0
 7
 36
 34
 51
 41
 21
 259
2
 0
 4
 2
 0
 10
 31
 42
 40
 14
 217
3
 4
 3
 3
 0
 17
 30
 37
 38
 13
 202
4
 2
 0
 1
 1
 7
 26
 33
 33
 12
 177
5
 0
 0
 3
 1
 6
 23
 31
 29
 11
 165
HIP study of breast cancer screening
1
 2
 2
 1
 9
 19
 54
 47
 57
 59
 210
2
 2
 6
 2
 5
 27
 52
 44
 56
 49
 189
3
 0
 5
 0
 2
 12
 50
 38
 54
 44
 161
4
 1
 1
 1
 2
 12
 50
 33
 54
 41
 148
5
 3
 2
 3
 1
 9
 48
 31
 53
 38
 133
Mayo Lung Project
1
 32
 11
 11
 2
 21
 80
 21
 67
 4
 48
2
 7
 5
 13
 1
 4
 46
 10
 56
 2
 20
3
 6
 0
 2
 0
 4
 36
 5
 41
 0
 13
4
 3
 0
 1
 0
 2
 29
 4
 37
 0
 4
5
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0
 25
 3
 29
 0
 1

F = first screen, I = interval between screens, S = subsequent screen, R = refuser, C = control *data excluded for PSE with screened subjects

Baker et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2003 3:4   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-3-4