Comparing Annual Incidence of NHL | Plotting the Numbers | Resources
Comparing Annual Incidence of
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Males |
Females |
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| Staten Island |
27.2 |
18.3 |
Highest incidence rate per 100,000 than any state in the SEER registry. ** |
| USA - all |
23.4 |
15.8 |
Average in USA * |
| USA - Highest |
26.6 |
17.3 |
SF & Oakland / Connecticut respectively * |
| USA - Lowest |
14.8 |
12.5 |
New Mexico / New Mexico respectively * |
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* SEER Incidence Age-Adjusted Rates, 9 Registries, 1973-2000 (per 100,000) -
age-adjusted to 2000 US standard populations. - SEER Database
** New York State Cancer Registry - Cancer Incidence and Mortality by County Cancer Incidence and Mortality
by Borough, New York State , 1996-2000 Incidence data are provisional, January 2003 - Health.state.ny.us
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Plotting the numbers:
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Resources on Staten Island Risk Factors:
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PETITIONED PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT Fresh Kills & Cancer
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/freshkills/fkl_p2.html
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CITY REVEALS RESULTS OF CANCER INCIDENCE STUDY ON STATEN ISLAND
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/public/presarc/pr16-496.html
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Incidence Tables for NY:
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/cancer/cancer.htm
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Richmond (SI) incidence for all cancers including NHL and Hodgkin's:
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/cancer/nyc.pdf | PDF-Help
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Margrit Kaminsky - Cancer incidence on Staten Island in relation to the Landfills
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/as/ces/abs1.htm
"The study also found statistically significant elevations of 10 to 55% in the incidence of the following cancers on Staten Island as a whole: pharynx, colon, lung, bladder, larynx in men; and pharynx, colon, lung, breast, bladder, lymphoma in women."
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