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WEST VIRGINIA CANCER LAWYER
Cancer Statistics in WV

On this page you'll find information about cancer rates in the state of West Virginia. A lawyer who specializes in this practice area can help you fight back against environmental polluters who release carcinogens into the air, water, and groundsoil.

By filing a lawsuit, you may be eligible to collect compensation for your pain and suffering, take the burden of medical bills off you and your family, and protect your community from further contamination.

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Incidence Rate Report for West Virginia by County
All Races, Both Sexes, All Cancer Sites, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
 Annual Incidence Rate 1
over rate period
cases per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
 Average
Annual Count
 Rate Period
West Virginia5 489.3 (483.8, 494.8) 10,335
1999 - 2001
West Virginia5 486.4 (477.1, 496.0) 10,336
2001
US (SEER+NPCR)2 461.6 (460.8, 462.5)
***
2001
Wirt County5 653.8 (543.5, 783.5) 42
1999 - 2001
Hancock County5 581.6 (540.6, 625.6) 255
1999 - 2001
Ohio County5 570.9 (536.4, 607.5) 355
1999 - 2001
Marion County5 554.8 (523.6, 587.7) 405
1999 - 2001
Boone County5 542.1 (493.2, 595.0) 151
1999 - 2001
Mingo County5 535.7 (487.5, 588.0) 154
1999 - 2001
Lewis County5 535.6 (478.9, 598.4) 110
1999 - 2001
Kanawha County5 535.3 (518.6, 552.5) 1,312
1999 - 2001
Harrison County5 530.3 (501.9, 560.1) 442
1999 - 2001
Wetzel County5 525.1 (470.4, 585.7) 115
1999 - 2001
Mineral County5 524.8 (479.5, 573.8) 166
1999 - 2001
Logan County5 520.0 (480.8, 561.8) 221
1999 - 2001
Clay County5 516.4 (441.4, 601.3) 57
1999 - 2001
Wyoming County5 513.7 (466.3, 565.2) 147
1999 - 2001
Pocahontas County5 513.4 (440.6, 598.4) 61
1999 - 2001
Greenbrier County5 510.5 (472.6, 551.2) 229
1999 - 2001
Hampshire County5 509.6 (457.1, 567.2) 117
1999 - 2001
Cabell County5 506.9 (483.0, 531.8) 575
1999 - 2001
Jackson County5 506.8 (462.7, 554.3) 165
1999 - 2001
Fayette County5 505.5 (472.3, 540.7) 291
1999 - 2001
Wood County5 502.8 (478.2, 528.6) 525
1999 - 2001
Berkeley County5 501.0 (471.4, 532.1) 364
1999 - 2001
McDowell County5 491.6 (448.5, 538.5) 161
1999 - 2001
Putnam County5 491.2 (456.3, 528.3) 250
1999 - 2001
Calhoun County5 490.8 (412.3, 583.3) 47
1999 - 2001
Webster County5 487.6 (417.0, 569.4) 57
1999 - 2001
Randolph County5 480.0 (437.8, 525.9) 159
1999 - 2001
Preston County5 479.3 (437.5, 524.6) 163
1999 - 2001
Barbour County5 477.0 (420.8, 540.2) 88
1999 - 2001
Lincoln County5 472.6 (422.9, 527.0) 112
1999 - 2001
Taylor County5 469.0 (414.6, 529.6) 90
1999 - 2001
Braxton County5 467.1 (410.1, 531.0) 82
1999 - 2001
Monongalia County5 464.4 (435.8, 494.5) 329
1999 - 2001
Ritchie County5 463.8 (396.6, 541.9) 57
1999 - 2001
Upshur County5 462.6 (415.8, 514.1) 120
1999 - 2001
Mason County5 457.6 (414.6, 504.5) 140
1999 - 2001
Raleigh County5 453.4 (428.7, 479.4) 422
1999 - 2001
Gilmer County5 451.6 (370.5, 549.4) 37
1999 - 2001
Pleasants County5 451.5 (373.5, 543.3) 39
1999 - 2001
Brooke County5 442.9 (401.8, 487.9) 147
1999 - 2001
Tucker County5 436.6 (363.9, 524.6) 43
1999 - 2001
Mercer County5 436.0 (409.6, 463.9) 347
1999 - 2001
Jefferson County5 434.5 (398.0, 473.9) 177
1999 - 2001
Roane County5 430.9 (376.7, 491.6) 77
1999 - 2001
Nicholas County5 423.9 (382.8, 468.9) 131
1999 - 2001
Hardy County5 405.0 (347.2, 470.9) 59
1999 - 2001
Pendleton County5 404.2 (337.5, 483.9) 44
1999 - 2001
Marshall County5 402.6 (368.8, 439.3) 176
1999 - 2001
Morgan County5 401.4 (350.1, 459.3) 76
1999 - 2001
Wayne County5 398.1 (366.1, 432.4) 194
1999 - 2001
Monroe County5 388.3 (336.7, 447.5) 68
1999 - 2001
Summers County5 385.0 (334.2, 444.3) 71
1999 - 2001
Tyler County5 339.3 (281.3, 408.7) 41
1999 - 2001
Grant County5 327.2 (273.8, 389.2) 45
1999 - 2001
Doddridge County5 314.5 (249.5, 394.1) 27
1999 - 2001
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/31/2005 1:39 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts for both sexes are suppressed if fewer than 16 cases were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
** Data not available because of state legislation and regulations which prohibit the release of county level data to outside entities.
*** Data not provided because it did not meet USCS data quality standards for one or more years during the rate period of data collection. While 92% of the US population resided in geographic areas with population-based cancer registries meeting the registry eligibility criteria for 2000, 8% of the US population was not yet represented in the United States Cancer Statistics. American Cancer Society's Facts & Figures provides estimates of numbers of new cancer cases and deaths.
**** Data does not include cases diagnosed in other states because data exchange agreements prohibit the release of data to third parties.

1 Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population by 5-year age groups. Rates are for invasive cancer only, unless otherwise specified.
2 Source: State Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS), CDC, January 2004 data submission, as published in United States Cancer Statistics, November 2004.
5 Source: State Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS), CDC, January 2004 data submission.
6 Source: SEER November 2004 submission. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.


Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.

Source: statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov

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see also:

OH Ohio Cancer Lawyer: Cancer Statistics in OH
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MA Massachusetts Cancer Lawyer: Cancer Statistics in MA
Massachusetts Cancer Statistics from MA Cancer Lawsuit Lawyer

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