| Cancer site† | Total | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of cases observed | No. of excess attributable cases* | % attributable† | No. of cases observed | No. of excess attributable cases* | % attributable† | No. of cases observed | No. of excess attributable cases* | % attributable† | |
| Breast | 2322 | 69 | 3.0 | - | - | - | 2322 | 69 | 3.0 |
| Larynx | 76 | 9 | 11.8 | 64 | 8 | 12.5 | 12 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Colorectum | 1951 | 77 | 3.9 | 1105 | 60 | 5.4 | 846 | 18 | 2.1 |
| Liver | 217 | 9 | 4.1 | 148 | 8 | 5.4 | 69 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Esophagus | 183 | 21 | 11.5 | 151 | 19 | 12.6 | 32 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 373 | 62 | 16.6 | 273 | 54 | 19.8 | 100 | 8 | 8.0 |
| All associated cancers‡ | 51 | 247 | 4.8 | 1741 | 149 | 8.6 | 3381 | 99 | 2.9 |
| All cancers§ | 15 836 | 247 | 1.6 | 8155 | 149 | 1.8 | 7681 | 99 | 1.3 |
*Number of cancer cases at individual cancer sites that can be attributed to alcohol consumption.
†Proportion of cancers at individual cancer sites attributable to alcohol consumption. Calculated as excess attributable cases/observed cases.
‡All cancers with a known association with alcohol consumption, as listed in table.
§All incident cancers in Alberta in 2012 in all age groups.