Standardised incidence ratios (SIR) for lymphatic and haematopoietic cancers (1986–2002) among male seafarers with longest duration of employment at tankers*
| Site† | Obs | SIR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| *More than 50% of known employment time on tankers. | |||
| †National Board of Health. 2003. | |||
| Hodgkin’s disease (201) | 2 | 1.9 | 0.2 to 6.9 |
| Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (200, 202) | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1 to 2.1 |
| Multiple myeloma (203) | – | – | – |
| Leukaemia (204) | 3 | 1.1 | 0.2 to 3.3 |
| Mycosis fungoides (205) | – | – | – |
| All lymphatic tissue (200–205) | 7 | 0.8 | 0.3 to 1.7 |