Table 5

Cause-Specific Proportional Cancer Mortality Ratios (PCMRs) for Females

Cause Of Death
Observed
Expected
PCMR
95% CI

All Malignant Neoplasms
1,667
1,667.00
100.0
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     Cancer of Buccal Cavity & Pharynx
9
19.08
47.2†
25.0
88.9
     Cancer of Digestive Organs & Peritoneum
289
323.00
89.5†
80.8
99.1
          Cancer of Esophagus
13
16.13
80.6
47.0
138.3
          Cancer of Stomach
34
32.53
104.5
74.9
145.7
          Cancer of Large Intestine
120
133.00
90.2
76.1
107.0
          Cancer of Rectum
18
22.61
79.6
50.4
125.8
          Cancer of Biliary Passages & Liver
23
33.92
67.8
45.4
101.3
          Cancer of Pancreas
71
72.74
97.6
77.8
122.5
          Cancer of All Other Digestive Organs
10
11.11
90.0
48.6
166.9
     Cancer of Respiratory System
376
365.12
103.0
94.3
112.4
          Cancer of Larynx
1
5.77
17.3†
3.1
97.4
          Cancer of Trachea, Bronchus, & Lung
373
355.71
104.9
96.0
114.6
          Cancer of All Other Respiratory Organs
2
3.64
55.0
14.1
215.0
     Cancer of Breast
418
362.40
115.3†
106.1
125.4
     All Uterine Cancers
53
94.10
56.3†
43.6
72.8
          Cancer of Cervix Uteri
23
55.35
41.6†
28.3
61.0
     Cancer of Other Female Genital Organs
116
104.90
110.6
92.7
131.9
     Cancer of Kidney
31
25.81
120.1
84.7
170.2
     Cancer of Bladder & Other Urinary Organs
13
15.55
83.6
48.8
143.4
     Malignant Melanoma of Skin
26
24.47
106.2
72.7
155.4
     Cancer of Eye
0
.86
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     Cancer of Brain and Other Central Nervous System
51
46.92
108.7
83.0
142.3
     Cancer of Thyroid & Other Endocrine Glands
10
6.64
150.6
81.5
278.3
     Cancer of Bone
2
4.13
48.5
12.6
186.6
     Cancer of All Lymphatic, Hematopoietic Tissue
167
149.40
111.8
96.9
129.0
          Lymphosarcoma & Reticulosarcoma
8
8.70
92.0
46.2
183.0
          Hodgkin's Disease
8
9.79
81.7
41.5
161.0
          Leukemia & Aleukemia
64
56.27
113.7
89.6
144.4
          Cancer of All Other Lymphopoietic Tissue
87
74.65
116.5
95.0
143.0
          Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
70
57.18
122.4
97.3
154.0
          Multiple Myeloma
25
25.20
99.2
67.3
146.3
     All Other Malignant Neoplasms
106
125.53
84.4
70.3
101.4

Female Corporate Mortality File deaths compated to female U.S. cancer deaths, 1969–2001.

† = p < 0.05

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