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Cancer Incidencea
Pocahontas County Residents, 1996 - 2000

Site 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total, 1996-2000
Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb Number Rateb
Total, All Sites 58 492.0 44 363.1 59 524.6 53 457.6 69 581.1 283 484.7
Lung and Bronchus 11 86.1 7 56.9 8 66.8 4 34.0 9 77.1 39 64.7
Prostatec 7 122.2 9 164.6 7 118.2 9 161.6 15 269.9 47 167.8
Female Breastd 6 107.8 *** 18.1 12 198.4 9 141.6 8 138.9 36 121.1
Colon and Rectum 8 65.3 8 65.4 *** 8.0 7 59.7 7 57.9 31 51.0
All Other Sites 26 230.7 19 156.4 31 288.6 24 216.3 30 255.9 130 230.1
Site 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total, 1996-2000
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 2000 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 31, 2004.

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