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Subgroup analyses indicated lower or similar risk compared with the CGP for most cancer types but elevated risk for melanoma in male and female personnel, officers, deployers and male senior non-commissioned members (NCMs); lung and bronchus cancer in male and female junior NCMs; pancreatic cancer in male junior NCMs; testicular cancer in male officers; and cervical cancer in female junior NCMs and non-deployers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>CAF personnel and Veterans had lower or equal rates of cancer overall compared with the CGP. Elevated rates were observed for certain cancers within subgroups. 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