Table 2

Standardised incidence ratios (SIRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of cancer

MenWomenTotal
Type (ICD-9 code)ObsSIR (95% CI)ObsSIR (95% CI)ObsSIR (95% CI)
All cancer sites (140–208)162.79 (1.59 to 4.53)311.73 (1.18 to 2.46)471.99 (1.46 to 2.65)
Lung (162)89.32 (4.02 to 18.37)43.41 (0.93 to 8.72)125.9 (3.05 to 10.31)
Breast (174)81.62 (0.7 to 3.19)
Prostate (185)32.41 (0.5 to 7.03)
Bladder (188)12.71 (0.08 to 15.07)23.93 (0.47 to 14.19)33.42 (0.71 to 9.99)
Haematological (200–208)00.00 (0.00 to 7.98)21.56 (0.19 to 5.64)21.15 (0.14 to 4.14)
Gastrointestinal (150–154)00.00 (0.00 to 3.49)41.22 (0.33 to 3.13)40.92 (0.25 to 2.36)
Remainder42.29 (0.63 to 5.87)111.86 (0.93 to 3.33)151.96 (1.10 to 3.23)