Volume 10 — September 12, 2013
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Health and Welfare of Rural and Urban Cancer Survivors in Missouri
| Cancer Type | Urban | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| Breast | 20.8 | 17.3 |
| Female gynecological (cervix, endometrial, ovarian) | 15.2 | 25.1 |
| Colorectal | 7.2 | 4.3 |
| Leukemia/lymphoma | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Melanoma | 11.7 | 16.5 |
| Prostate | 15.9 | 12.2 |
| Other | 20.8 | 15.3 |
| Don’t know/refused | 1 | 2.5 |
Figure. Proportion of cancers among urban and rural cancer survivors, by cancer type, Missouri Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009–2010. Other cancer includes bladder, head/neck, esophageal, liver, pancreatic, stomach, testicular, lung, renal, bone, brain, neuroblastoma,
and all other cancers.
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