From: Effect of a chemical manufacturing plant on community cancer rates
Cancer type | Number of cases/ number of deaths in Rhodes study area | Comparison Area | Case SIR (Indirectly Standardised) | 95% Confidence Interval | Death SMR (Indirectly Standardised) | 95% Confidence Interval |
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Lung and Bronchus Carcinomas | 143/121 | NSW | 105.5 | 88.9–124.2 | 107.1 | 88.9–128.0 |
Haematopoietic neoplasms | 85/46 | NSW | 80.6# | 64.3–99.6 | 80.8 | 59.2–107.8 |
Lung and Bronchus Carcinomas | 143/121 | Concord & Ryde SLAs | 115.7 | 97.5–136.3 | 116.2 | 96.4–138.8 |
Haematopoietic neoplasms | 85/46 | Concord & Ryde SLAs | 75.0# | 59.9–92.7 | 78.3 | 57.3–104.4 |