Cancer in Sarajevo
after the NATO shelling

Cancer type   Mouth and throat Digestive tract Respiratory tract Skin and ligaments Breast Uro-genitary Eye and brain Lymphatic Misc. Total

1995 Number    Rate 1 1.1 15 16.0 12 12.8 - - 3 3.2 8 8.5 3 3.2 1 1.2 - - 43 45.8

1996 Number    Rate - - 50 53.2 15 16.0 2 2.1 11 11.7 8 8.5 - - 6 6.4 1 1.1 93 99.0

1997 Number    Rate - - 36 38.3 20 21.3 1 1.1 14 15.0 11 11.7 1 1.1 1 1.1 11 11.7 95 101

1998 Number    Rate 2 2.1 55 58.5 34 36.2 10 10.6 29 30.9 18 19.2 2 2.1 7 7.4 18 19.2 175 186.2

1999 Number    Rate 4 4.3 68 72.4 44 46.8 8 8.5 34 36.2 27 28.7 1 1.1 19 20.2 11 11.7 216 229.8

2000 Number    Rate 4 4.3 82 87.3 51 54.3 9.0 9.6 37.0 39.4 28 29.6 4 4.3 26 27.7 7 7.4 248 263.9

Cases and rates per 100,000
Source: Sarajevo Registry January 2001

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