Table 2

Observed (Obs) and expected (Exp) number of cancers, SIR (95% CI) among 458 pilots (9215.5 person-years, 1955–97)

Cancer sites (ICD-7)2-150 Obs Exp SIR 95% CI
All cancers (140-205)2323.680.970.62 to 1.46
Oesophagus (150)10.362.780.04 to 15.45
Colon (153)11.570.640.01 to 3.54
Gall bladder (155.1)10.128.330.11 to 46.36
Lung (162)23.130.640.07 to 2.31
Prostate (177)53.911.280.41 to 2.98
Kidney (180)21.411.420.16 to 5.12
Malignant melanoma of the skin (190)50.4910.203.29 to 23.81
Eye (192)10.1010.000.13 to 55.64
Brain (193)21.141.750.20 to 6.33
Thyroid (194)10.671.490.02 to 8.30
Unspecified sites (199)10.492.040.03 to 11.35
Leukaemia (204)10.591.690.02 to 9.43
 Acute myeloid leukaemia (204)10.263.850.05 to 21.40
  • 2-150 Categories with only one cancer case are shown for the sake of completeness.

  • ICD-7= International classification of diseases, 7th revision.