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Cancer Incidence^a
Mason 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	126	383.3	135	395.3	137	391.5	130	376.7	116	323.1	644	373.8
Lung and Bronchus	30	92.8	24	67.7	32	94.5	27	79.0	27	74.9	140	81.8
Prostate^c	18	126.1	20	128.8	15	99.1	11	67.9	22	135.7	86	111.8
Female Breast^d	14	82.3	14	73.8	16	83.7	15	81.3	8	41.1	67	72.2
Colon and Rectum	9	23.6	7	17.3	20	54.8	16	44.8	14	38.2	66	35.9
All Other Sites	55	171.0	70	213.5	54	156.2	61	180.1	45	128.4	285	169.4
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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