Table 3

Standardised incidence ratios (SIR) for occurrence of colorectal cancer after a first cancer at selected sites, diagnosed between 1961 and 1995

MenWomen
First cancer sitenSIR (95% CI)nSIR (95% CI)
Small intestine143.61 (1.97, 6.05)103.06 (1.47, 5.62)
Colorectal2650.69 (0.61, 0.77)1510.84 (0.71, 0.98)
Testis231.25 (0.79, 1.88)
Cervix uteri1271.19 (1.00, 1.42)
Corpus uteri2501.18 (1.04, 1.33)
Ovary1651.93 (1.65, 2.25)
Eye100.72 (0.35, 1.33)30.28 (0.06, 0.82)