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Cancer Incidence^a
Wayne 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	157	286.4	181	333.4	142	256.7	206	371.3	206	360.8	892	321.4
Lung and Bronchus	40	74.5	47	85.4	36	66.9	58	104.4	42	74.9	223	81.2
Prostate^c	22	90.0	16	65.2	15	59.0	13	52.1	23	90.9	89	71.3
Female Breast^d	18	62.4	20	71.0	17	53.0	21	69.3	31	98.8	107	70.8
Colon and Rectum	15	26.9	20	35.1	15	24.2	27	44.5	27	43.7	104	34.9
All Other Sites	62	112.4	78	145.3	59	111.5	87	162.8	83	148.4	369	135.8
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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