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Table 6 Cause-Specific Proportional Cancer Mortality Ratios (PCMRs) for Male Manufacturing Workers

From: Mortality among US employees of a large computer manufacturing company: 1969–2001

Cause Of Death

Observed

Expected

PCMR

95% CI

All Malignant Neoplasms

1,180

1,180.00

100.0

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   Cancer of Buccal Cavity & Pharynx

20

30.79

64.9†

42.3

99.7

   Cancer of Digestive Organs & Peritoneum

303

287.11

105.5

95.7

116.4

Cancer of Esophagus

38

41.54

91.5

67.0

125.0

Cancer of Stomach

35

35.12

99.6

71.9

138.1

Cancer of Large Intestine

91

93.08

97.8

80.3

119.1

Cancer of Rectum

27

19.38

139.3

96.0

202.1

Cancer of Biliary Passages & Liver

29

32.90

88.1

61.6

126.1

Cancer of Pancreas

73

57.99

125.9†

100.7

157.4

Cancer of All Other Digestive Organs

10

6.99

143.1

77.4

264.7

   Cancer of Respiratory System

389

464.42

83.8†

77.6

90.4

Cancer of Larynx

7

16.29

43.0†

21.0

87.8

Cancer of Trachea, Bronchus, & Lung

378

444.16

85.1†

78.6

92.1

Cancer of All Other Respiratory Organs

4

3.96

100.9

37.9

268.3

   Cancer of Breast

2

1.42

140.9

35.5

559.2

   Cancer of Prostate

77

68.98

111.6

90.1

138.3

   Cancer of Testes & Other Male Genital Organs

2

2.99

66.8

17.1

260.9

   Cancer of Kidney

51

31.49

162.0†

123.9

211.8

   Cancer of Bladder & Other Urinary Organs

23

22.36

102.9

68.7

154.2

   Malignant Melanoma of Skin

38

21.23

179.0†

131.4

243.9

   Cancer of Eye

0

.58

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   Cancer of Brain and Other Central Nervous System

57

34.45

165.5†

128.6

212.9

   Cancer of Thyroid & Other Endocrine Glands

4

3.34

119.9

45.1

318.6

   Cancer of Bone

2

2.56

78.1

19.7

308.9

   Cancer of All Lymphatic, Hematopoietic Tissue

115

109.46

105.1

88.4

124.9

Lymphosarcoma & Reticulosarcoma

8

5.14

155.7

78.6

308.4

Hodgkin's Disease

2

4.89

40.9

10.9

153.9

Leukemia & Aleukemia

35

39.94

87.6

63.4

121.2

Cancer of All Other Lymphopoietic Tissue

70

59.49

117.7

93.7

147.8

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

56

44.42

126.1

97.6

162.8

Multiple Myeloma

21

19.55

107.4

70.3

164.1

   All Other Malignant Neoplasms

97

98.93

98.1

81.1

118.6

  1. Male Corporate Mortality File manufacturing worker deaths compared to male U.S. cancer deaths, 1969–2001.
  2. † = p < 0.05