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Cancer Incidence^a
Raleigh 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	364	343.6	328	302.1	375	354.4	417	385.8	451	419.4	1,935	362.7
Lung and Bronchus	66	61.3	67	60.5	71	68.0	89	82.8	91	85.8	384	72.1
Prostate^c	43	92.6	29	65.0	50	110.4	50	111.2	56	125.5	228	101.3
Female Breast^d	62	112.3	36	55.9	45	75.2	58	98.7	58	93.7	259	87.5
Colon and Rectum	43	36.1	45	40.8	48	43.5	52	45.4	48	41.6	236	41.6
All Other Sites	150	147.1	151	143.2	161	156.1	168	156.6	198	189.1	828	159.1
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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