Massachusetts Cancer Lawsuit Lawyer: Cancer Statistics in the Commonwealth

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Incidence Rate Report for Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts⁵ 508.5 (505.4, 511.6) 33,890 1999 - 2001

Massachusetts⁵ 504.1 (498.7, 509.5) 33,984 2001

US (SEER+NPCR)² 461.6 (460.8, 462.5) *** 2001

Nantucket County⁵ 569.6 (481.2, 671.9) 50 1999 - 2001

Barnstable County⁵ 566.2 (551.4, 581.5) 1,975 1999 - 2001

Dukes County⁵ 554.6 (491.7, 625.4) 95 1999 - 2001

Plymouth County⁵ 537.0 (524.9, 549.4) 2,516 1999 - 2001

Suffolk County⁵ 528.3 (517.7, 539.1) 3,191 1999 - 2001

Essex County⁵ 524.7 (515.4, 534.1) 4,070 1999 - 2001

Norfolk County⁵ 515.9 (506.4, 525.6) 3,718 1999 - 2001

Bristol County⁵ 507.0 (496.4, 517.8) 2,910 1999 - 2001

Middlesex County⁵ 502.9 (496.4, 509.5) 7,507 1999 - 2001

Berkshire County⁵ 491.5 (472.4, 511.3) 855 1999 - 2001

Hampden County⁵ 482.3 (471.1, 493.7) 2,373 1999 - 2001

Hampshire County⁵ 482.3 (461.8, 503.6) 702 1999 - 2001

Worcester County⁵ 465.8 (457.0, 474.8) 3,559 1999 - 2001

Franklin County⁵ 464.8 (437.8, 493.4) 372 1999 - 2001

Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/31/2005 1:28 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.

County	Annual Incidence Rate ¹ over rate period cases per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)	Average Annual Count	Rate Period
Massachusetts⁵	508.5 (505.4, 511.6)	33,890	1999 - 2001
Massachusetts⁵	504.1 (498.7, 509.5)	33,984	2001
US (SEER+NPCR)²	461.6 (460.8, 462.5)	*******	2001
Nantucket County⁵	569.6 (481.2, 671.9)	50	1999 - 2001
Barnstable County⁵	566.2 (551.4, 581.5)	1,975	1999 - 2001
Dukes County⁵	554.6 (491.7, 625.4)	95	1999 - 2001
Plymouth County⁵	537.0 (524.9, 549.4)	2,516	1999 - 2001
Suffolk County⁵	528.3 (517.7, 539.1)	3,191	1999 - 2001
Essex County⁵	524.7 (515.4, 534.1)	4,070	1999 - 2001
Norfolk County⁵	515.9 (506.4, 525.6)	3,718	1999 - 2001
Bristol County⁵	507.0 (496.4, 517.8)	2,910	1999 - 2001
Middlesex County⁵	502.9 (496.4, 509.5)	7,507	1999 - 2001
Berkshire County⁵	491.5 (472.4, 511.3)	855	1999 - 2001
Hampden County⁵	482.3 (471.1, 493.7)	2,373	1999 - 2001
Hampshire County⁵	482.3 (461.8, 503.6)	702	1999 - 2001
Worcester County⁵	465.8 (457.0, 474.8)	3,559	1999 - 2001
Franklin County⁵	464.8 (437.8, 493.4)	372	1999 - 2001
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/31/2005 1:28 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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