Table 1 The primary cancer location and staging range of the 531 volunteers with cancer included in Phase II of the Cerumen Project (sample size increase).

From: Cerumenogram as an assay for the metabolic diagnosis of precancer, cancer, and cancer remission

Local of primary cancer

Number of samples

Stage groups (I–IV)

Colorectal, prostate, and bladder

210

I–IV

Breast

73

I–IV

Hematological

42

NI

Skin

40

I–IV

Head and Neck

37

II–IV

Ovarian, uterine, and cervical

36

I–IV

Stomach, esophagus and pancreas

30

I–IV

Lung

17

III–IV

Liver

14

I–III

Kidney

12

I, III–IV

Testicular

6

I–II, IV

Soft tissue

5

NI

Not Informed (NI)

9