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Cancer Incidence^a
Jefferson County Residents, 1994 - 1998

Site	1994		1995		1996		1997		1998		Total, 1994-98
Site	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b	Number	Rate^b
Total, All Sites	169	400.0	182	424.7	175	396.2	193	423.7	150	328.4	869	396.1
Lung and Bronchus	40	94.8	32	76.4	29	66.1	44	97.7	28	60.8	173	79.1
Prostate^c	23	122.3	20	105.2	22	115.7	13	66.8	15	75.8	93	97.4
Female Breast^d	22	97.0	36	159.7	27	125.6	18	70.8	23	98.2	126	110.5
Colon and Rectum	15	34.0	18	39.4	21	46.4	30	65.1	29	59.9	113	49.5
All Other Sites	69	167.5	76	176.3	76	169.2	88	193.4	55	123.8	364	166.8
Site	1994		1995		1996		1997		1998		Total, 1994-98
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 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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