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Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) with 95% confidence interval (CI), by different types of cancer, 1979–2001 |
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| Cancer Sites |
Lag Period (years) |
Observed No. of Cancer Cases |
Expected No. of Cancer Cases a |
SIR (95% CI) |
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| Oral Cavity |
10 |
10 |
13.5 |
0.74 (0.35–1.36) |
| Salivary glands |
10 |
4 |
4.3 |
0.93 (0.25–2.38) |
| Nasopharynx |
10 |
25 |
36.0 |
0.69 (0.45–1.03) |
| Esophagus |
10 |
2 |
1.7 |
1.16 (0.14–4.20) |
| Stomach |
10 |
42 |
47.6 |
0.88 (0.64–1.19) |
| Small intestine |
10 |
3 |
3.0 |
1.01 (0.21–2.94) |
| Colon and rectum |
10 |
98 |
89.3 |
1.10 (0.89–1.34) |
| Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts |
10 |
36 |
45.5 |
0.79 (0.55–1.10) |
| Gall bladder and extrahepatic bile ducts |
10 |
1 |
5.2 |
0.19 (0.005–1.07) |
| Pancreas |
10 |
11 |
6.7 |
1.64 (0.82–2.94) |
| Peritoneum and other |
10 |
6 |
3.4 |
1.77 (0.65–3.85) |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung |
10 |
46 |
49.9 |
0.92 (0.67–1.23) |
| Other parts of respiratory system |
10 |
3 |
7.8 |
0.38 (0.08–1.13) |
| Breast |
15 |
286 |
263.6 |
1.09 (0.96–1.22) |
| Cervix uteri |
15 |
337 |
352.4 |
0.96 (0.86–1.06) |
| Other Parts of Uterus |
15 |
25 |
25.9 |
0.96 (0.62–1.42) |
| Ovary, Fallopian Tube, and Broad Ligament |
10 |
36 |
43.3 |
0.83 (0.58–1.15) |
| Other genital organs |
10 |
7 |
7.0 |
0.99 (0.40–2.05) |
| Kidney and other Urinary Organs |
10 |
15 |
13.6 |
1.10 (0.62–1.82) |
| Bladder |
10 |
3 |
8.8 |
0.34 (0.07–1.00) |
| Skin |
10 |
22 |
21.3 |
1.03 (0.65–1.56) |
| Brain |
10 |
14 |
13.0 |
1.07 (0.59–1.80) |
| Other parts of nervous system |
10 |
2 |
1.4 |
1.43 (0.17–5.17) |
| Thyroid gland |
5 |
59 |
77.9 |
0.76 (0.58–0.98) |
| Bone |
10 |
3 |
3.2 |
0.92 (0.19–2.70) |
| Connective tissue |
10 |
11 |
8.4 |
1.31 (0.65–2.34) |
| Other and unspecified sites |
10 |
24 |
28.4 |
0.84 (0.54–1.26) |
| Leukemia |
5 |
23 |
29.5 |
0.78 (0.49–1.17) |
| All Sites |
10 |
1,311 |
1,365.4 |
0.96 (0.91–1.01) |
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Notes: aThe expected number of cases amongst the total sample of 63,982 female workers was calculated based upon the age and calendar year-specific incidence rates of the general population. | ||||
Sung et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:102 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-102 |
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