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	---	---
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	---	---	---
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