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Table 2 Cancer incidence in first-degree relatives of index cases with breast cancer younger than age 41 but noBRCA1/BRCA2 germline mutation, and at least one additional case of breast cancer in a first-degree or second-degree relative

From: Cancer incidence in relatives of a population-based set of cases of early-onset breast cancer with a known BRCA1 and BRCA2mutation status

ICD-7

Site

Observed (n)

Expected (n)

Standardized incidence ratio

95% confidence interval

140–209

All malignant tumours

43

18.5

2.3

1.6–3.1

Non-170

All malignant tumours except breast

29

15.9

1.8

1.2–2.6

153

Large bowel

1

1.2

0.82

0.02–4.6

154

Rectum

2

0.82

2.4

0.30–8.8

162

Trachea and lung

3

1.5

2.0

0.42–5.9

170

Breast

14

2.6

5.3

2.9–9.0

171

Cervix uteri

2

0.39

5.1

0.62–18.5

175

Ovaries

1

0.50

2.0

0.05–11.0

177

Prostate

6

2.4

2.5

0.91–5.4

180

Kidney

2

0.74

2.7

0.33–9.8

181

Bladder and urinary tract

2

0.93

2.1

0.26–7.8

191

Skin nonmelanoma

1

0.50

2.0

0.05–11.2

193

Central nervous system

2

0.86

2.3

0.28–8.4

200 + 202

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

3

0.66

4.5

0.94–13.3

  1. Age 0–79 years; n = 180; 6885.2 person-years; 1958–2000.