Table 6

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

Male Corporate Mortality File manufacturing worker deaths compared to male U.S. cancer deaths, 1969–2001.

† = p < 0.05

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