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Table 3 The top 5 malignant cancers and its proportion in each study city (%)

From: Financial burden of healthcare for cancer patients with social medical insurance: a multi-centered study in urban China

City

Type of the Cancer

Proportion in the study city (%)

Proportion of elderly for this cancer (%)

Shanghai

Bronchioles and lung

14.2

64.2

Breast

12.1

29.0

Stomach

9.6

50.9

Colon

9.1

78.8

Rectum

4.0

65.2

Subtotal

49.0

55.7

Beijing

Bronchioles and lung

22.1

71.8

Breast

10.2

29.8

Liver and intrahepatic bile duct

7.0

59.0

Colon

6.8

81.6

Stomach

4.8

59.3

Subtotal

50.9

61.8

Fuzhou

Bronchioles and lung

20.0

80.0

Stomach

16.3

80.7

Liver and intrahepatic bile duct

12.0

83.3

Breast

9.1

46.9

Colon

8.3

82.8

Subtotal

65.7

76.5

Chongqing

Bronchioles and lung

24.8

80.8

Breast

8.1

53.1

Liver and intrahepatic bile duct

6.7

64.1

Colon

6.6

82.5

Rectum

6.1

78.4

Subtotal

52.3

74.4