Table 5 Distribution of occupational cancer claims and approvals by cancer site
Cancer site | Total claims | Approvals | Â | Total claims | Approvals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases | % | Cases | % | Â | Cases | % | Cases | % | |
Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx | Breast and female genital organs | ||||||||
Lip | 4 | 21.1 | Â | Â | Breast | 23 | 85.2 | 2 | 66.7 |
Tonsil | 5 | 26.3 | Â | Â | Uterine cervix | 2 | 7.4 | 1 | 33.3 |
Nasopharynx | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 100 | Ovary | 2 | 7.4 | Â | Â |
Total | 19 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.2 | Total | 27 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.6 |
Digestive organs | Male genital organs | ||||||||
Oesophagus | 5 | 1.8 | Â | Â | Prostate | 3 | 75.0 | Â | Â |
Stomach | 73 | 26.6 | 5 | 25.0 | Testis | 1 | 25.0 | Â | Â |
Colon and rectum | 33 | 12.0 | 2 | 10.0 | Total | 4 | 0.3 | Â | Â |
Liver and bile duct | 137 | 50.0 | 12 | 60.0 | Urinary tract | ||||
Gall bladder | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 5.0 | Kidney | 12 | 60.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
Pancreas | 14 | 5.1 | Â | Â | Urinary bladder | 8 | 40.0 | 3 | 60.0 |
Other cancers | 7 | 2.6 | Â | Â | Total | 20 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.0 |
Total | 274 | 21.1 | 20 | 3.9 | Brain, and central nervous system | ||||
Respiratory organs | Brain and central nervous system | 45 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||
Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus | 5 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.6 | Total | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.2 |
Larynx | 7 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.6 | Endocrine glands | ||||
Lung | 581 | 98.0 | 355 | 98.8 | Thyroid | 28 | 100.0 | Â | Â |
Total | 593 | 45.7 | 359 | 70.8 | Total | 28 | 2.2 | Â | Â |
Bone, skin, and mesothelium, endothelium, and soft tissue | Lymphoid, hematopoietic, and related tissue | ||||||||
Bone | 2 | 2.4 | Â | Â | Leukaemia | 102 | 49.5 | 38 | 52.1 |
Skin (melanoma) | 4 | 4.8 | 1 | 2.2 | Lymphoma (non hodgkin) | 51 | 24.8 | 15 | 20.5 |
Skin (other malignant neoplasms) | 3 | 3.6 | Â | Â | Lymphoma (hodgkin) | 3 | 1.5 | Â | Â |
Mesothelium (Pleura and peritoneum) | 62 | 74.7 | 44 | 97.8 | Other lymphohematopoietic diseases | 50 | 24.3 | 20 | 27.4 |
Other cancers | 12 | 14.5 | Â | Â | Total | 206 | 15.9 | 73 | 14.4 |
Total | 83 | 6.4 | 45 | 8.9 | TOTAL | 1299 | 100.0 | 507 | 100.0 |