Figure 1.

Comparison of SMRs and PCMRs. Comparison of SMRs (triangles) for selected cancers from Table 2 in ref. 6 with PCMRs (squares) for manufacturing plant decedents. The vertical lines are the Upper and Lower 95% Confidence Limits of the SMRs and PCMRs. All data are for males and females combined except for prostate, breast and lung cancer; SMRs are for the years 1965–1999 and for those who died 15 or more years since first employment. PCMRs are for the years 1969–2001 and for those who died ten or more years since first employment.