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Cancer Incidencea
Putnam 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 205 388.2 190 344.4 215 384.6 235 407.8 228 381.5 1,073 383.3
Lung and Bronchus 45 87.4 33 63.9 37 68.3 42 75.1 43 72.8 200 73.9
Prostatec 29 125.4 22 90.1 31 126.8 37 144.5 38 144.3 157 127.5
Female Breastd 28 100.3 25 81.6 25 81.2 23 74.2 26 80.2 127 83.4
Colon and Rectum 23 43.6 24 43.7 32 56.8 35 58.5 25 40.3 139 48.9
All Other Sites 80 150.7 86 151.8 90 159.4 98 169.7 96 158.6 450 158.7
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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