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Cancer Incidence^a
Preston 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	132	404.6	164	501.7	138	413.3	160	479.4	152	448.9	746	449.3
Lung and Bronchus	27	80.8	34	100.4	21	62.9	26	75.3	27	80.0	135	79.9
Prostate^c	18	126.7	20	135.1	24	159.9	27	177.0	23	141.3	112	147.9
Female Breast^d	23	131.5	22	128.8	15	84.2	22	127.6	19	108.5	101	115.8
Colon and Rectum	***	6.1	22	66.8	22	65.8	15	44.5	22	64.0	83	49.6
All Other Sites	62	195.2	65	203.7	56	170.4	70	214.9	61	183.0	314	193.2
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.
*** Three or fewer cases.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 31, 2004.

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