Table 4.
Lifetime cancer risks of selected cancer sites by sex among diagnostic medical radiation workers who started job in 1991
| Organ sites | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAR | LFR (%) | LAR | LFR (%) | |
| Bladder | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 18.0 | 1.01 | 12.0 | 2.64 |
| Radiologist | 5.2 | 0.29 | 7.0 | 1.54 |
| Other physician | 2.6 | 0.15 | 5.1 | 1.11 |
| Dentist | 1.6 | 0.09 | 2.1 | 0.46 |
| Dental hygienist | 8.1 | 0.45 | 2.8 | 0.62 |
| Nurse | 10.3 | 0.58 | 9.4 | 2.08 |
| Other | 5.3 | 0.30 | 5.1 | 1.11 |
| Brain | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 1.3 | 0.39 | 0.2 | 0.07 |
| Radiologist | 0.4 | 0.13 | 0.1 | 0.04 |
| Other physician | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.03 |
| Dentist | 0.1 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Dental hygienist | 0.6 | 0.19 | 0.1 | 0.02 |
| Nurse | 0.8 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.06 |
| Other | 0.4 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.03 |
| Breast | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | – | – | 50.5 | 1.15 |
| Radiologist | – | – | 35.7 | 0.82 |
| Other physician | – | – | 18.2 | 0.42 |
| Dentist | – | – | 8.8 | 0.20 |
| Dental hygienist | – | – | 13.5 | 0.31 |
| Nurse | – | – | 49.8 | 1.14 |
| Other | – | – | 24.6 | 0.56 |
| Colon | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 44.3 | 0.99 | 13.9 | 0.44 |
| Radiologist | 13.3 | 0.30 | 8.4 | 0.27 |
| Other physician | 6.4 | 0.14 | 5.9 | 0.19 |
| Dentist | 3.9 | 0.09 | 2.4 | 0.08 |
| Dental hygienist | 23.2 | 0.52 | 3.3 | 0.10 |
| Nurse | 26.6 | 0.59 | 11.2 | 0.35 |
| Other | 13.1 | 0.29 | 6.0 | 0.19 |
| Esophagus | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 6.3 | 0.55 | 0.8 | 0.68 |
| Radiologist | 2.0 | 0.17 | 0.5 | 0.42 |
| Other physician | 1.0 | 0.09 | 0.3 | 0.27 |
| Dentist | 0.6 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.12 |
| Dental hygienist | 3.0 | 0.26 | 0.2 | 0.16 |
| Nurse | 3.5 | 0.31 | 0.7 | 0.55 |
| Other | 1.8 | 0.16 | 0.3 | 0.27 |
| Kidney | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 1.2 | 0.12 | 0.7 | 0.15 |
| Radiologist | 0.4 | 0.03 | 0.4 | 0.09 |
| Other physician | 0.2 | 0.02 | 0.3 | 0.06 |
| Dentist | 0.1 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.02 |
| Dental hygienist | 0.4 | 0.04 | 0.2 | 0.04 |
| Nurse | 0.7 | 0.06 | 0.6 | 0.12 |
| Other | 0.4 | 0.03 | 0.3 | 0.06 |
| Liver | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 21.3 | 0.39 | 7.0 | 0.31 |
| Radiologist | 6.5 | 0.12 | 4.2 | 0.19 |
| Other physician | 3.0 | 0.06 | 3.0 | 0.14 |
| Dentist | 1.9 | 0.04 | 1.2 | 0.05 |
| Dental hygienist | 11.2 | 0.21 | 1.7 | 0.07 |
| Nurse | 12.9 | 0.24 | 5.6 | 0.25 |
| Other | 6.4 | 0.12 | 3.0 | 0.13 |
| Lung | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 36.1 | 0.38 | 31.6 | 0.87 |
| Radiologist | 10.1 | 0.11 | 17.9 | 0.49 |
| Other physician | 5.3 | 0.06 | 13.1 | 0.36 |
| Dentist | 3.1 | 0.03 | 5.3 | 0.15 |
| Dental hygienist | 17.8 | 0.19 | 7.3 | 0.20 |
| Nurse | 20.9 | 0.22 | 24.8 | 0.68 |
| Other | 10.5 | 0.11 | 13.0 | 0.36 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 1.8 | 0.20 | 0.9 | 0.27 |
| Radiologist | 0.5 | 0.05 | 0.6 | 0.17 |
| Other physician | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0.4 | 0.11 |
| Dentist | 0.2 | 0.02 | 0.2 | 0.05 |
| Dental hygienist | 0.9 | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.07 |
| Nurse | 1.0 | 0.11 | 0.8 | 0.23 |
| Other | 0.5 | 0.06 | 0.4 | 0.12 |
| Ovary | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | – | – | 1.4 | 0.20 |
| Radiologist | – | – | 0.9 | 0.13 |
| Other physician | – | – | 0.6 | 0.09 |
| Dentist | – | – | 0.3 | 0.04 |
| Dental hygienist | – | – | 0.4 | 0.05 |
| Nurse | – | – | 1.2 | 0.17 |
| Other | – | – | 0.7 | 0.09 |
| Pancreas | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 4.6 | 0.31 | 3.0 | 0.22 |
| Radiologist | 1.3 | 0.09 | 1.9 | 0.14 |
| Other physician | 0.6 | 0.04 | 1.3 | 0.09 |
| Dentist | 0.4 | 0.03 | 0.5 | 0.04 |
| Dental hygienist | 2.9 | 0.20 | 0.7 | 0.05 |
| Nurse | 2.5 | 0.17 | 2.3 | 0.17 |
| Other | 1.3 | 0.09 | 1.3 | 0.10 |
| Prostate | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 3.3 | 0.06 | – | – |
| Radiologist | 1.0 | 0.02 | – | – |
| Other physician | 0.4 | 0.01 | – | – |
| Dentist | 0.3 | 0.01 | – | – |
| Dental hygienist | 2.0 | 0.04 | – | – |
| Nurse | 1.8 | 0.04 | – | – |
| Other | 1.0 | 0.02 | – | – |
| Red bone marrow | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 4.7 | 0.84 | 1.9 | 0.46 |
| Radiologist | 2.3 | 0.41 | 2.2 | 0.54 |
| Other physician | 0.9 | 0.16 | 0.9 | 0.22 |
| Dentist | 0.6 | 0.11 | 0.5 | 0.12 |
| Dental hygienist | 0.9 | 0.16 | 0.6 | 0.13 |
| Nurse | 2.6 | 0.46 | 1.9 | 0.46 |
| Other | 1.3 | 0.24 | 0.8 | 0.19 |
| Stomach | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 40.0 | 0.39 | 25.1 | 0.50 |
| Radiologist | 12.1 | 0.12 | 15.2 | 0.30 |
| Other physician | 5.7 | 0.06 | 10.2 | 0.20 |
| Dentist | 3.6 | 0.03 | 4.4 | 0.09 |
| Dental hygienist | 19.4 | 0.19 | 6.0 | 0.12 |
| Nurse | 23.4 | 0.23 | 20.5 | 0.41 |
| Other | 11.9 | 0.12 | 10.7 | 0.21 |
| Thyroid | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 39.8 | 2.23 | 222.0 | 2.57 |
| Radiologist | 16.1 | 0.91 | 163.0 | 1.92 |
| Other physician | 2.9 | 0.18 | 64.1 | 0.77 |
| Dentist | 4.1 | 0.23 | 35.3 | 0.42 |
| Dental hygienist | 19.7 | 1.11 | 63.6 | 0.74 |
| Nurse | 26.4 | 1.50 | 257.0 | 2.98 |
| Other | 14.6 | 0.82 | 123.0 | 1.42 |
| Uterus | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | – | – | 1.3 | 0.09 |
| Radiologist | – | – | 0.8 | 0.06 |
| Other physician | – | – | 0.2 | 0.02 |
| Dentist | – | – | 1.6 | 0.11 |
| Dental hygienist | – | – | 0.3 | 0.02 |
| Nurse | – | – | 1.1 | 0.07 |
| Other | – | – | 0.6 | 0.04 |
| Remainder | ||||
| Radiologic technologist | 41.7 | 0.84 | 18.9 | 0.39 |
| Radiologist | 12.6 | 0.25 | 11.7 | 0.25 |
| Other physician | 5.9 | 0.12 | 8.0 | 0.17 |
| Dentist | 3.7 | 0.08 | 3.3 | 0.07 |
| Dental hygienist | 22.8 | 0.46 | 4.5 | 0.09 |
| Nurse | 25.4 | 0.51 | 15.5 | 0.32 |
| Other | 12.3 | 0.25 | 8.4 | 0.18 |
LAR lifetime attributable risk (excess cases per 100,000), LFR lifetime fractional risk
The remainder included all other solid cancers, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer