Table 3

Cancer incidence among 16 422 male Nordic firefighters, by age at follow-up

Cancer site	30–49 years			50–69 years			70+ years
Cancer site	Obs.	SIR	95% CI	Obs.	SIR	95% CI	Obs.	SIR	95% CI
All cancers	208	0.95	0.83 to 1.09	1257	1.03	0.97 to 1.09	1071	1.14	1.07 to 1.21
Lung	15	0.76	0.43 to 1.25	154	0.82	0.69 to 0.96	141	1.28	1.08 to 1.52
Adenocarcinoma	2	0.40	0.05 to 1.46	41	1.09	0.78 to 1.48	37	1.90	1.34 to 2.62
Skin melanoma	37	1.62	1.14 to 2.23	54	1.22	0.92 to 1.60	18	0.90	0.53 to 1.42
Non-melanoma skin	4	0.80	0.22 to 2.04	38	1.28	0.91 to 1.76	75	1.40	1.10 to 1.76
Mesothelioma	1	1.02	0.03 to 5.69	6	0.98	0.36 to 2.13	10	2.59	1.24 to 4.77
Prostate	12	2.59	1.34 to 4.52	309	1.16	1.04 to 1.30	339	1.09	0.98 to 1.21
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	11	0.82	0.41 to 1.46	38	0.95	0.67 to 1.31	33	1.30	0.89 to 1.83
Multiple myeloma	0*	0.00	0.00 to 1.16	17	0.90	0.53 to 1.45	24	1.69	1.08 to 2.51