Table 1

Observed and expected cancer cases among digitoxin users.

ICD-10
Site
Sex
Observed
Expected
SIR (95 % CI)

C50
Breast
F
57
45.7
1.25(0.95, 1.62)
C61
Prostate
M
108
86.7
1.25(1.03, 1.50)
C18–21
Colo-rectal
M+F
127
98.5
1.29(1.06, 1.51)
C32–34
Lung
M+F
63
46.4
1.35(1.04, 1.74)
C64,C65,C67,C68
Kidney, urinary
M+F
59
51.8
1.14(0.87, 1.47)
C43.C44
Melanoma, other skin
M+F
61
49.7
1.23(0.94, 1.58)
C81–C85,C88–C92
Leukemia/Lymphoma
M+F
53
37.5
1.41 (1.06, 1.85)
C00–C97
All sites
M+F
641
502.8
1.27(1.18, 1.37)

Observed and expected cancer cases amoung digitoxin users, and standardized incidence ratio (SIR) presented for all types of cancers having more than 30 expected cases. The cancer types are divided in the groups according to ICD-10 (International Classification of Disease).Observed=cancer cases in the population on digitoxin after start on the drug,no lag time applied. Expected=expected cancer cases calculated by applying the national cancer rates matched exactly on year of birth,age and sex.

Haux et al. BMC Cancer 2001 1:11   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-1-11