Table 1

Incidence of malignant melanomas, spinocellular skin cancer, and brain tumours in workers exposed to VCM from 1 January 1953 to 31 December 1993

Tumour site<1 ppm- years1–5 ppm-years⩾5 ppm- yearsTotal95% CI
ObsExpObsExpObsExpObsExp
Lung cancer (162)53.011.4653.50117.990.65 to 2.46
Malignant melanoma (190)20.800.5450.7372.061.36 to 6.96
Spinocellular cancer (191)20.600.3230.7451.670.97 to 6.98
Brain tumours (193)10.700.4010.7421.780.14 to 4.05