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Cancer Incidence^a
Hancock County Residents, 1996 - 2000

Site	1996		1997		1998		1999		2000		Total, 1996-2000
Site	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b
Total, All Sites	200	471.6	271	628.1	264	613.8	238	541.2	240	547.1	1,213	561.1
Lung and Bronchus	38	84.2	39	88.8	38	83.5	37	81.7	41	90.6	193	85.6
Prostate^c	23	121.7	37	171.8	28	146.0	44	227.6	29	144.4	161	162.3
Female Breast^d	31	140.7	38	164.1	41	174.1	34	154.5	27	110.8	171	149.2
Colon and Rectum	30	69.8	31	69.2	47	104.0	36	81.3	31	65.6	175	78.1
All Other Sites	78	192.6	126	303.2	110	270.3	86	195.1	112	265.3	512	245.8
Site	1996		1997		1998		1999		2000		Total, 1996-2000
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 2000 U.S. population.
c. Based upon the male population.
d. Based upon the female population.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 31, 2004.

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