Table 1 Malignancy-specific incidence and web search volume in total and time- and space-aggregated reported with median per 100,000 inhabitants including interquartile range between July 2018 and December 2019. The ranks of each entity’s total incidence and search volume are displayed in round brackets, from highest (1) to lowest (8).
From: Cancer incidence and digital information seeking in Germany: a retrospective observational study
Malignancy | Total incidence, n (rank) | Incidence per 100,000 inhabitants, median [IQR] | Total search volume, n (rank) | Search volume per 100,000 inhabitants, median [IQR] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brain tumor | 2891 (6) | 0.40 [0.00; 0.92] | 2,743,900 (5) | 635.90 [525.13; 822.60] |
Breast cancer | 32,511 (1) | 6.80 [5.06; 8.53] | 4,314,110 (1) | 1,054.90 [891.26; 1,352.41] |
Cervical cancer | 2115 (7) | 0.00 [0.00; 0.65] | 1,278,560 (7) | 306.80 [246.94; 404.55] |
Colorectal cancer | 24,906 (4) | 5.30 [3.94; 7.00] | 2,499,140 (6) | 607.30 [496.96; 759.83] |
Lung cancer | 27,121 (2) | 5.40 [3.71; 7.48] | 3,494,020 (2) | 852.10 [707.91; 1,054.72] |
Melanoma | 9101 (5) | 1.90 [1.00; 2.97] | 3,280,220 (3) | 763.20 [612.82; 974.52] |
Prostate cancer | 25,889 (3) | 5.80 [4.24; 7.52] | 2,770,460 (4) | 691.80 [554.24; 898.67] |
Testicular cancer | 1816 (8) | 0.0 [0.00; 0.60] | 736,520 (8) | 172.60 [135.53; 231.38] |
Total | 126,350 | 21,116,930 |
