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Cancer Incidencea
Hancock 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 228 440.7 254 478.2 201 386.0 268 500.2 263 487.5 1,214 457.6
Lung and Bronchus 40 76.5 46 82.8 36 64.2 38 68.0 38 65.2 198 71.2
Prostatec 27 113.8 25 107.5 23 90.6 38 156.2 26 104.9 139 114.0
Female Breastd 30 105.9 38 129.8 33 119.5 37 126.1 42 146.4 180 125.1
Colon and Rectum 31 56.1 25 44.3 30 58.4 31 57.8 46 81.6 163 59.6
All Other Sites 100 203.4 120 234.7 79 161.0 124 234.4 111 215.9 534 209.6
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.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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