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