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Cancer Incidence^a
Wetzel 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	117	433.2	102	394.1	101	393.3	113	443.3	114	459.9	547	425.9
Lung and Bronchus	29	113.1	19	77.8	19	73.4	28	113.6	20	77.4	115	91.9
Prostate^c	15	124.2	17	138.2	7	61.9	13	115.8	16	141.7	68	116.8
Female Breast^d	14	96.4	10	66.1	12	81.3	10	57.6	12	94.3	58	78.9
Colon and Rectum	16	52.9	15	58.5	10	35.6	17	66.7	14	54.9	72	54.0
All Other Sites	43	161.3	41	164.3	53	210.7	45	177.4	52	212.7	234	185.3
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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