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Cancer Incidencea
Wirt 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 26 394.8 30 443.4 33 478.5 29 400.2 30 420.2 148 426.1
Lung and Bronchus 5 80.4 11 165.3 8 118.0 *** 42.7 9 127.6 36 105.7
Prostatec *** 56.5 *** 107.7 *** 35.5 6 228.3 *** 63.7 14 98.0
Female Breastd *** 89.2 4 95.7 6 143.9 7 180.1 6 148.8 26 132.7
Colon and Rectum *** 39.2 *** 14.6 5 61.4 4 51.8 *** 49.2 16 43.2
All Other Sites 13 202.6 11 163.0 13 201.9 9 122.1 10 134.8 56 164.2
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.
*** Three or fewer cases.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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