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Cancer Incidence^a
Nicholas County Residents, 1994 - 1998

Site	1994		1995		1996		1997		1998		Total, 1994-98
Site	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b
Total, All Sites	124	353.3	113	324.5	123	357.3	160	441.5	139	384.8	659	373.4
Lung and Bronchus	29	84.5	17	51.1	22	64.6	31	86.1	30	86.6	129	74.7
Prostate^c	9	56.5	17	107.6	19	115.1	21	130.6	19	112.0	85	104.9
Female Breast^d	14	78.4	13	71.5	14	77.3	22	118.1	16	82.4	79	85.5
Colon and Rectum	22	58.9	16	43.9	11	28.5	20	52.4	11	29.2	80	42.3
All Other Sites	50	143.2	50	143.5	57	173.3	66	180.2	63	176.0	286	164.2
Site	1994		1995		1996		1997		1998		Total, 1994-98
Site	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b

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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