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Table V
Comparison of Age-Adjusted Incidence Rates by Race
White and Black Populations Only
CANCER: SELECTED SITES, INVASIVE

All Sites Combined, Both Sexes
Race # Cases Rate St. Error Significance
White 22,435 357.6 2.44 Higher
Black 1,655 400.3 9.95
 
Breast, Females Only
Race # Cases Rate St. Error Significance
White 3,496 102.9 1.80 NS
Black 235 96.5 6.42
 
Cervix, Females Only
Race # Cases Rate St. Error Significance
White 266 7.9 0.49 NS
Black 27 10.3 2.03
 
Colon, Both Sexes
Race # Cases Rate St. Error Significance
White 2,068 30.7 0.69 Higher
Black 174 41.7 3.19
 
Lung, Both Sexes
Race # Cases Rate St. Error Significance
White 3,854 62.6 1.03 NS
Black 273 68.6 4.17
 
Prostate, Males Only
Race # Cases Rate St. Error Significance
White 2,493 92.8 1.87 Higher
Black 297 178.7 10.40

Key
: NS = The two rates do not differ significantly.
Higher = The black rate is significantly higher than the white rate.
Lower = The black rate is significantly lower than the white rate.
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Source
:  Indiana State Department of Health - Indiana State Cancer Registry and the Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2001

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