Table 1 Summary of data by laterality, radiotherapy status and calendar year of diagnosis
Calendar year of diagnosis | Women | Person-years | Heart disease deaths | Lung cancer deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Left/right | Left/right | Left/right | Ipsilateral/contralateral | |
Radiotherapy recorded | ||||
1973–82 | 7109/6615 | 86 198/81 516 | 926/624 | 134/62 |
1983–92 | 14 582/13 945 | 195 017/187 240 | 844/783 | 208/155 |
1993–02 | 56 094/54 369 | 475 475/461 071 | 1160/1155 | 317/284 |
2003–08 | 52 500/51 762 | 151 899/150 327 | 187/181 | 50/44 |
Total: radiotherapy recorded | 130 285/126 691 | 908 589/880 154 | 3117/2743 | 709/545 |
Mortality ratio | — | — | 1.08 (1.03–1.14) a | 1.30 (1.16–1.45) b |
Radiotherapy not recorded | ||||
1973–82 | 25 748/24 101 | 375 772/355 024 | 2589/2426 | 289/266 |
1983–92 | 35 314/33 717 | 445 396/429 779 | 2651/2361 | 342/363 |
1993–02 | 51 190/49 130 | 420 979/404 480 | 1886/1808 | 268/306 |
2003–08 | 42 244/40 451 | 114 935/110 326 | 329/302 | 38/50 |
Total: radiotherapy not recorded | 154 496/147 399 | 1 357 082/1 299 609 | 7455/6897 | 397/985 |
Mortality ratio | — | — | 1.02 (0.99–1.06) a | 0.97 (0.89–1.06) b |
