Table 2

Age related risks to first event for all cancers and for the principal site specific cancers (colorectal, endometrium, and ovary) in 76 subjects with a nt943+3 A→T MSH2 mutation. The risk of colorectal cancer in males was significantly higher than that in females (p<0.01), but the overall risk for all cancers did not differ between the two sexes

Cancer siteAge (y)
30354045505560
All cancersMale0.120.260.470.610.690.840.84
Female0.020.100.230.430.590.700.82
Colorectal cancerMale0.080.220.370.500.590.770.77
Female0.000.050.110.240.280.340.43
Endometrial cancerFemale0.000.030.050.290.380.450.51
Ovarian cancerFemale0.020.070.130.190.190.190.19