Table 3

Cohort studies of cancer in veterinarians

Cancer (ICD-9 code) First author, yearref Cases (n) Finding
All cancers combinedBotts, 196687 21SMR = 94
Schnurrenberger, 197790 79SMR = 112
Fasal, 196688 29SMR =94
Kinlen, 198389 228SMR =84
Blair, 198286 832PMR = 101
Miller, 199585 116PMR = 118 (95% CI 101 to 138)
Stomach (151)Kinlen, 198389 26SMR =69
Blair, 198286 47PMR = 65 (p<0.005)
Miller, 199585 5PMR = 119 (95% CI 50 to 283)
Colon (153)Kinlen, 198389 21SMR = 103
Blair, 198286 111PMR = 134 (p<0.005)
Miller, 199585 14PMR = 169 (95% CI 101 to 282)
Lung (162,163)Fasal, 196688 5SMR = 68
Kinlen,198389 61SMR = 65
Blair, 198286 115PMR =62 (p<0.005)
Miller, 199585 22PMR = 69 (95% CI 47 to 103)
Melanoma (190)Fasal, 196688 3SMR = 727
Miller, 199585 7PMR = 325 (95% CI 162 to 652)
Skin cancer (190-191)Kinlen, 198389 2SMR = 81
Blair, 198286 24PMR = 161 (p<0.025)
Central nervous system (193)Blair, 198286 28PMR = 163 (p<0.01)
Miller, 199585 3PMR = 95 (95% CI 31 to 294)
All lymphoheamatopoietic (200-205)Blair, 198286 112PMR = 149 (p<0.005)
Miller, 199585 12PMR = 119 (95% CI 68 to 208)
Lymphoma (200-202)Fasal, 196688 2SMR = 103
Kinlen, 198389 11SMR = 83