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Cancer Incidencea
Kanawha 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 1,199 403.6 1,163 391.8 1,280 437.7 1,287 432.6 1,250 428.2 6,179 419.1
Lung and Bronchus 235 79.8 222 74.0 251 84.3 243 81.5 214 72.1 1,165 78.5
Prostatec 132 103.3 147 115.3 159 126.4 134 108.0 152 121.1 724 114.7
Female Breastd 173 101.1 159 98.6 194 124.0 178 108.7 194 126.2 898 111.8
Colon and Rectum 145 47.9 142 46.4 166 52.6 164 53.3 142 46.2 759 49.5
All Other Sites 514 176.9 493 169.2 510 180.1 568 191.6 547 189.3 2,632 181.4
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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