Table 7 Cause-Specific Proportional Cancer Mortality Ratios (PCMRs) for Female 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 | 302 | 302.00 | 100.0 | --- | --- |
Cancer of Buccal Cavity & Pharynx | 1 | 3.46 | 28.9 | 4.6 | 179.8 |
Cancer of Digestive Organs & Peritoneum | 49 | 54.62 | 89.7 | 69.7 | 115.4 |
Cancer of Esophagus | 3 | 3.01 | 99.7 | 32.4 | 307.3 |
Cancer of Stomach | 9 | 5.26 | 171.0 | 90.2 | 324.2 |
Cancer of Large Intestine | 17 | 22.06 | 77.1 | 48.9 | 121.6 |
Cancer of Rectum | 3 | 3.77 | 79.6 | 25.9 | 244.6 |
Cancer of Biliary Passages & Liver | 2 | 5.98 | 33.4 | 9.1 | 123.3 |
Cancer of Pancreas | 14 | 12.69 | 110.3 | 66.1 | 183.9 |
Cancer of All Other Digestive Organs | 1 | 1.84 | 54.4 | 7.9 | 372.2 |
Cancer of Respiratory System | 65 | 73.66 | 88.2 | 71.6 | 108.7 |
Cancer of Larynx | 1 | 1.17 | 85.3 | 12.1 | 601.6 |
Cancer of Trachea, Bronchus, & Lung | 64 | 71.86 | 89.1 | 72.1 | 110.0 |
Cancer of All Other Respiratory Organs | 0 | .63 | --- | --- | --- |
Cancer of Breast | 65 | 67.00 | 97.0 | 78.5 | 119.9 |
All Uterine Cancers | 8 | 16.05 | 49.9† | 25.8 | 96.3 |
Cancer of Cervix Uteri | 3 | 9.25 | 32.4† | 11.4 | 92.4 |
Cancer of Other Female Genital Organs | 25 | 19.00 | 131.6 | 90.1 | 192.0 |
Cancer of Kidney | 10 | 4.71 | 212.2† | 116.4 | 386.9 |
Cancer of Bladder & Other Urinary Organs | 1 | 2.31 | 43.2 | 6.5 | 287.6 |
Malignant Melanoma of Skin | 2 | 4.21 | 47.5 | 12.4 | 181.5 |
Cancer of Eye | 0 | .14 | --- | --- | --- |
Cancer of Brain and Other Central Nervous System | 10 | 8.40 | 119.1 | 64.8 | 219.0 |
Cancer of Thyroid & Other Endocrine Glands | 0 | 1.10 | --- | --- | --- |
Cancer of Bone | 0 | .60 | --- | --- | --- |
Cancer of All Lymphatic, Hematopoietic Tissue | 40 | 24.64 | 162.4† | 121.2 | 217.5 |
Lymphosarcoma & Reticulosarcoma | 0 | 1.12 | --- | --- | --- |
Hodgkin's Disease | 3 | 1.26 | 237.7 | 80.4 | 702.6 |
Leukemia & Aleukemia | 15 | 9.05 | 165.8† | 101.6 | 270.8 |
Cancer of All Other Lymphopoietic Tissue | 22 | 13.21 | 166.5† | 111.2 | 249.4 |
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | 14 | 9.74 | 143.8 | 86.2 | 240.0 |
Multiple Myeloma | 8 | 4.50 | 177.8 | 90.3 | 350.2 |
All Other Malignant Neoplasms | 26 | 22.10 | 117.6 | 81.3 | 170.2 |