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Cancer Incidence^a
Mason 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	141	495.1	134	451.7	125	419.5	148	488.6	153	498.2	701	470.7
Lung and Bronchus	33	110.0	28	90.6	34	109.0	26	82.3	34	107.0	155	99.6
Prostate^c	16	133.9	11	85.9	22	167.5	21	153.2	22	152.5	92	138.7
Female Breast^d	17	109.8	15	99.1	9	55.9	19	118.4	16	98.5	76	96.5
Colon and Rectum	20	70.1	16	54.0	14	44.2	18	57.5	22	73.7	90	59.9
All Other Sites	53	191.4	64	218.0	46	162.9	64	215.0	59	195.4	286	196.6
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.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 31, 2004.

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