Table 2.
HR and corresponding 95% CI for firefighters and police compared with all other workers in the ODSS cohort, 1983–2020
| ICD-10 code | Cancer site | Firefighters (n=13 642) | Police (n=22 595) | ||
| Cases (n) | HR* (95% CI) | Cases (n) | HR* (95% CI) | ||
| C0–C97 | Any cancer | 1730 | 1.23 (1.17 to 1.29) | 2377 | 1.17 (1.13 to 1.22) |
| C00 | Lip | 11 | 1.61 (0.89 to 2.92) | 11 | 1.17 (0.65 to 2.13) |
| C01–C14 | Oral | 56 | 1.10 (0.84 to 1.43) | 79 | 1.10 (0.88 to 1.37) |
| C15 | Oesophagus | 29 | 1.06 (0.73 to 1.53) | 43 | 1.17 (0.86 to 1.58) |
| C16 | Stomach | 34 | 0.78 (0.55 to 1.09) | 57 | 0.97 (0.75 to 1.27) |
| C18 | Colon | 152 | 1.39 (1.19 to 1.63) | 203 | 1.39 (1.21 to 1.60) |
| C20 | Rectum | 66 | 1.18 (0.93 to 1.51) | 76 | 0.98 (0.78 to 1.23) |
| C22 | Liver | 25 | 0.72 (0.49 to 1.07) | 36 | 0.75 (0.54 to 1.04) |
| C25 | Pancreas | 53 | 1.34 (1.02 to 1.76) | 63 | 1.15 (0.90 to 1.47) |
| C30 | Nasal | <6 | <6 | ||
| C32 | Larynx | 15 | 0.68 (0.41 to 1.13) | 18 | 0.61 (0.39 to 0.97) |
| C34 | Lung | 210 | 0.84 (0.74 to 0.97) | 237 | 0.71 (0.62 to 0.80) |
| C45 | Mesothelioma | 11 | 1.56 (0.86 to 2.84) | <6 | |
| C40 | Bone | <6 | 15 | 1.24 (0.75 to 2.07) | |
| C43 | Melanoma | 125 | 2.38 (1.99 to 2.84) | 184 | 2.27 (1.96 to 2.62) |
| C50 | Breast (female) | 7 | 0.97 (0.46 to 2.03) | 80 | 1.26 (1.01 to 1.57) |
| C50 | Breast (male) | <6 | 8 | 1.20 (0.60 to 2.42) | |
| C53 | Cervix | <6 | 12 | 1.56 (0.88 to 2.75) | |
| C56 | Ovary | <6 | 9 | 1.01 (0.53 to 1.95) | |
| C61 | Prostate | 492 | 1.43 (1.31 to 1.57) | 623 | 1.47 (1.35 to 1.59) |
| C62 | Testis | 30 | 2.56 (1.78 to 3.68) | 29 | 1.31 (0.91 to 1.89) |
| C64 | Kidney | 94 | 1.52 (1.24 to 1.87) | 97 | 1.08 (0.88 to 1.31) |
| C67 | Bladder | 120 | 1.15 (0.96 to 1.37) | 169 | 1.25 (1.07 to 1.45) |
| C69 | Eye | <6 | 8 | 1.22 (0.61 to 2.46) | |
| C71 | Brain | 37 | 1.26 (0.91 to 1.74) | 53 | 1.17 (0.89 to 1.53) |
| C73 | Thyroid | 27 | 1.11 (0.76 to 1.62) | 72 | 1.35 (1.07 to 1.70) |
| C81 | Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 10 | 1.27 (0.68 to 2.37) | 13 | 0.92 (0.53 to 1.58) |
| C82 | Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 104 | 1.35 (1.11 to 1.64) | 128 | 1.13 (0.95 to 1.35) |
| C90 | Myeloma | 29 | 1.18 (0.82 to 1.70) | 42 | 1.24 (0.92 to 1.69) |
| C91 | Leukaemia | 64 | 1.35 (1.05 to 1.73) | 71 | 1.07 (0.84 to 1.35) |
Statistically significant (α=0.05) increased risks are in bold, while statistically significant decreased risks are in italics.
*Adjusted for age at start of follow-up, birth year and sex.
ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision; ODSS, Occupational Disease Surveillance System.