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Table 3 Cause-Specific Proportional Cancer Mortality Ratios (PCMRs) for Males

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

Cause Of Death

Observed

Expected

PCMR

95% CI

All Malignant Neoplasms

7,697

7,697.00

100.0

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   Cancer of Buccal Cavity & Pharynx

126

189.63

66.4†

56.0

78.8

   Cancer of Digestive Organs & Peritoneum

2,025

1,868.27

108.4†

104.4

112.6

Cancer of Esophagus

239

243.68

98.1

86.6

111.1

Cancer of Stomach

225

239.30

94.0

82.7

106.9

Cancer of Large Intestine

780

628.97

124.0†

116.0

132.6

Cancer of Rectum

135

130.29

103.6

87.7

122.5

Cancer of Biliary Passages & Liver

160

200.03

80.0†

68.7

93.2

Cancer of Pancreas

441

372.21

118.5†

108.2

129.8

Cancer of All Other Digestive Organs

45

47.42

94.9

70.9

127.0

   Cancer of Respiratory System

2,220

2,837.10

78.2†

75.7

80.8

Cancer of Larynx

44

98.28

44.8†

33.6

59.6

Cancer of Trachea, Bronchus, & Lung

2,151

2,711.92

79.3†

76.7

82.0

Cancer of All Other Respiratory Organs

25

26.90

92.9

62.8

137.4

   Cancer of Breast

12

9.51

126.1

71.8

221.8

   Cancer of Prostate

648

603.95

107.3

99.9

115.3

   Cancer of Testes & Other Male Genital Organs

28

30.85

90.8

63.2

130.3

   Cancer of Kidney

265

194.74

136.1†

120.9

153.2

   Cancer of Bladder & Other Urinary Organs

194

172.61

112.4

97.8

129.1

   Malignant Melanoma of Skin

221

138.23

159.9†

140.6

181.8

   Cancer of Eye

2

3.96

50.5

13.0

196.5

   Cancer of Brain and Other Central Nervous System

355

219.24

161.9†

146.4

179.1

   Cancer of Thyroid & Other Endocrine Glands

43

22.50

191.1†

142.5

256.2

   Cancer of Bone

20

20.44

97.8

63.3

151.2

   Cancer of All Lymphatic, Hematopoietic Tissue

938

761.22

123.2†

116.1

130.8

Lymphosarcoma & Reticulosarcoma

65

49.84

130.4†

102.6

165.8

Hodgkin's Disease

41

47.21

86.8

64.4

117.1

Leukemia & Aleukemia

327

288.48

113.4†

102.0

126.0

Cancer of All Other Lymphopoietic Tissue

505

375.72

134.4†

123.5

146.3

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

395

291.46

135.5†

123.1

149.2

Multiple Myeloma

169

126.93

133.1†

114.7

154.5

   All Other Malignant Neoplasms

598

631.10

94.8

87.8

102.3

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