Site (9^th ICD codes)

Carriers

Non-carriers

Unknown

Estimated  RR

Obs

Exp

Obs

Exp

Obs

Exp

Buccal cavity and pharynx (140-149)

4

2.26

0

1.01

8

5.74

1.87 (P=.03)

Oesophagus (150)

1

0.89

0

0.35

2

2.25

0.34

Stomach (151)

8

3.29

3

1.24

14

8.52

2.06 (P=.006)

Colon (153)

8

6.56

6

2.85

16

14.37

1.33

Rectum (154)

6

3.45

4

1.47

3

8.03

1.10

Liver (155)

2

0.56

0

0.24

2

1.45

4.10

Pancreas (157)

6

2.06

0

0.87

8

4.76

2.95 (P=.0006)

Gall bladder

2

0.42

0

0.17

2

0.96

4.14 (P=.015)

Larynx (161)

1

1.03

0

0.46

1

2.79

0.74

Lung (162)

9

11.43

4

4.79

24

27.37

1.03

Bone (170)

1

0.19

0

0.11

1

0.68

1.41

Connective Tissue (171)

0

0.49

0

0.24

2

1.27

1.07

Melanoma (172)

7

2.04

2

1.00

3

4.37

2.43 (P=.005)

Cervix (180)

2

3.73

2

1.91

10

7.42

1.17

Other uterus (179,181, 182)

5

3.35

2

1.68

2

4.99

1.23

Prostate (185)

29

6.06

6

2.26

40

17.09

3.64 (P<.0001)

Testis (186)

1

0.28

0

0.15

0

1.46

1.10

Bladder (188)

3

3.39

0

1.36

3

8.85

0.73

Kidney (189)

3

2.11

2

0.96

2

5.07

0.85

Brain (191,192)

3

1.57

1

0.79

4

4.34

1.75

Thyroid (193)

2

1.06

2

0.55

2

2.46

1.48

Hodgkin’s Disease (201)

2

0.82

0

0.47

1

2.62

1.40

Other lymphoma (200,202)

5

1.97

1

0.90

4

4.62

1.73 (P=.08)

Myeloma (203)

0

0.84

0

0.35

1

1.90

0.37

Leukaemia (204-208)

1

1.85

0

0.85

10

4.96

1.07

Other cancers*

4

0.72

0

0.12

9

1.55

3.08 (P=.0003)

Unknown site (199)

2

2.96

0

1.39

7

7.21

0.90

All cancers except breast, ovary and non-melanoma skin

117

65.38

35

28.54

181

157.12

1.65 (P<.0001)