Table 7.

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

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

Female Corporate Manufacturing File manufacturing worker deaths compared to female U.S. cancer deaths, 1969–2001.

† = p < 0.05