Cancer Incidencea
Mason 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 |
126 |
383.3 |
135 |
395.3 |
137 |
391.5 |
130 |
376.7 |
116 |
323.1 |
644 |
373.8 |
Lung and Bronchus |
30 |
92.8 |
24 |
67.7 |
32 |
94.5 |
27 |
79.0 |
27 |
74.9 |
140 |
81.8 |
Prostatec |
18 |
126.1 |
20 |
128.8 |
15 |
99.1 |
11 |
67.9 |
22 |
135.7 |
86 |
111.8 |
Female Breastd |
14 |
82.3 |
14 |
73.8 |
16 |
83.7 |
15 |
81.3 |
8 |
41.1 |
67 |
72.2 |
Colon and Rectum |
9 |
23.6 |
7 |
17.3 |
20 |
54.8 |
16 |
44.8 |
14 |
38.2 |
66 |
35.9 |
All Other Sites |
55 |
171.0 |
70 |
213.5 |
54 |
156.2 |
61 |
180.1 |
45 |
128.4 |
285 |
169.4 |
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.
If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at:
Phone: 304-558-9100
Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov
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