Table 4: Summary of cases and proportions of cancer in Alberta adults in 2012 attributable to inadequate physical activity

Cancer site	Total			Men			Women
Cancer site	Observed cases*	Excess attributable cases†	% attributable‡	Observed cases	Excess attributable cases	% attributable	Observed cases	Excess attributable cases	% attributable
Prostate	2353	69	2.9	2353	69	2.9	-	-	-
Breast§	1267	221	17.4	-	-	-	1267	221	17.4
Lung	1952	403	20.6	953	192	20.1	999	210	21.0
Colorectum	1951	315	16.1	1105	175	15.8	846	139	16.4
Endometrium	503	103	20.5	-	-	-	503	103	20.5
Ovary	189	24	12.7	-	-	-	189	24	12.7
All associated cancers¶	8215	1135	13.8	4411	436	9.9	3804	697	18.3
All cancers**	15 836	1135	7.2	8155	436	5.4	7681	697	9.1

*Number of observed cancer cases in Alberta in 2012 at individual cancer sites.

†Number of cancer cases at individual cancer sites attributable to inadequate physical activity.

‡Proportion of cancers at individual cancer sites attributable to inadequate physical activity (calculated as excess attributable cases/observed cases).

§In postmenopausal women breast only (defined as cancers diagnosed at age 55 or more).

¶Represents all cancers with a known association with inadequate physical activity, as listed in table.

**Represents all incident cancers in Alberta in 2012 in all age groups.