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Cancer Incidencea
McDowell County Residents, 1994 - 1998

Site 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Total, 1994-98
Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb
Total, All Sites 186 427.4 196 473.3 187 447.2 179 438.2 145 365.1 893 432.7
Lung and Bronchus 38 84.5 41 104.3 36 86.0 36 89.1 36 90.9 187 91.5
Prostatec 26 132.7 19 101.2 23 123.1 26 147.9 17 103.1 111 122.5
Female Breastd 21 96.8 25 111.0 27 114.5 19 89.2 21 87.7 113 100.2
Colon and Rectum 18 35.2 22 52.2 27 58.4 25 55.0 16 36.8 108 47.4
All Other Sites 83 202.9 89 215.0 74 189.3 73 185.5 55 145.2 374 189.0
Site 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Total, 1994-98
Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb

a. Data supplied by the West Virginia Cancer Registry.
b. Rates are per 100,000 and are adjusted by age to the 1970 U.S. population.
c. Based upon the male population.
d. Based upon the female population.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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