Table A
Weights used in the case-mix standardization of net survival estimates for thyroid cancer
| Combined male and female | Sex-specific | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Histologic type | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| Papillary | 0.2134 | 0.7097 | 0.8857 | 0.9349 |
| Non-papillary | 0.0242 | 0.0432 | 0.1005 | 0.0570 |
| Unspecified | 0.0033 | 0.0062 | 0.0138 | 0.0081 |
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Note: Weights were based on the proportion of thyroid cancer cases diagnosed among those aged 15 to 99 years, in Canada (excluding Quebec), from 2010 to 2014. Source: Statistics Canada’s November 2017 Canadian Cancer Registry tabulation file (1992-to-2015), International Agency for Research on Cancer multiple primary rules version. |
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