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Map Details - Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates by State

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Impact Statement

In this map, colorectal cancer incidence rates by state are displayed for diagnosis year 2007. The states are divided into groups based on the rates at which people developed colorectal cancer in 2007. The rates are the numbers out of 100,000 people who developed colorectal cancer each year.

Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates, by State, 2007

Purpose

The purpose of this map is to study variations in the risk of getting colorectal cancer from state to state for diagnosis year 2007.

Software Used

Manually created.

Data Used

United States Cancer Statistics: 1999-2007 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report; 2010.

Methods Used

Rates per 100,000 and age-adjusted to 2000 U.S. standard population.

Contact the Submitter of this Map

Simple Singh, Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(770) 488-4292
sdsingh@cdc.gov

How to Cite this Map

Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates, by State, 2007 U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999-2007 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2010. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs, [TODAY’S DATE].

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