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 This quick report contains:

Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer: Colorectal
Rate/Trend Comparison by State/County
Historical Trends (25 Years):
  • Mortality
    5-Year Rate Changes:
  • Mortality
  • Incidence
    Death Rates Table
    Death Rates Interactive Maps
    Incidence Rates Table
    Incidence Rates Interactive Maps
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    Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer: Colorectal  
    Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, death years through 2006
    Alabama Counties versus United States

    Colon & Rectum
    All Races, Both Sexes
      Above US Rate Similar to US Rate Below US Rate  
    Rising
    Trend    		 Priority 1: rising and above

    Dallas County     		 Priority 2: rising and similar

    [none]
         		 Priority 3: rising and below

    [none]
         		  
    Stable
    Trend    		 Priority 4: stable and above

    Russell County     		 Priority 6: stable and similar

    Autauga County
    Barbour County
    Bibb County
    Blount County
    Butler County
    Calhoun County
    Chambers County
    Cherokee County
    Chilton County
    Clarke County
    Coffee County
    Colbert County
    Covington County
    Dale County
    Elmore County
    Escambia County
    Fayette County
    Franklin County
    Jackson County
    Lamar County
    Limestone County
    Macon County
    Marion County
    Marshall County
    Montgomery County
    Morgan County
    Pickens County
    Randolph County
    St. Clair County
    Talladega County
    Tuscaloosa County
    Walker County     		 Priority 7: stable and below

    Geneva County
    Houston County     		  
    Falling
    Trend    		 Priority 5: falling and above

    Jefferson County
    Mobile County     		 Priority 8: falling and similar

    Alabama
    Baldwin County
    Etowah County
    Lauderdale County
    Lee County
    Madison County
    Shelby County
    Tallapoosa County
    Winston County     		 Priority 9: falling and below

    Cullman County
    DeKalb County     		  
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    Trend2
         Rising    when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
         Stable    when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
         Falling    when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
    Rate Comparison
         Above    when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
         Similar    when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
         Below    when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90


    1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
    2 Recent trend in death rates is Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected racial groups or counties.
    3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate.

    Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1–4, 5–9, … , 80–84, 85+). Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

    Note: 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.

    State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).

    Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
    Choctaw County, Conecuh County, Coosa County, Greene County, Perry County, Sumter County, Washington County

    Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
    Bullock County, Clay County, Cleburne County, Crenshaw County, Hale County, Henry County, Lawrence County, Lowndes County, Marengo County, Monroe County, Pike County, Wilcox County    		  
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    Rate/Trend Comparison by State/County    		  
    Death Rate/Trend Comparison by State/County, death years through 2006
    Alabama versus United States

    All Races, Both Sexes
      Above US Rate Similar to US Rate Below US Rate  
    Rising
    Trend    		 Priority 1: rising and above

    Ovary (Females)     		 Priority 2: rising and similar

    Esophagus (Males)
    Liver & Bile Duct (Females)
    Lung & Bronchus (Females)
    Melanoma of the Skin (Males)
    Pancreas (Females)     		 Priority 3: rising and below

    [none]
         		  
    Stable
    Trend    		 Priority 4: stable and above

    Colon & Rectum (Males)     		 Priority 6: stable and similar

    Bladder (Males)
    Leukemia (Females)
    Liver & Bile Duct (Males)
    Melanoma of the Skin (Females)     		 Priority 7: stable and below

    [none]
         		  
    Falling
    Trend    		 Priority 5: falling and above

    Lung & Bronchus (Males)
    Prostate (Males)     		 Priority 8: falling and similar

    Bladder (Females)
    Brain & ONS (Females)
    Brain & ONS (Males)
    Breast (Females)
    Cervix (Females)
    Colon & Rectum (Females)
    Esophagus (Females)
    Leukemia (Males)
    Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Females)
    Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Males)
    Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Females)
    Oral Cavity & Pharynx (Males)
    Pancreas (Males)
    Stomach (Females)
    Stomach (Males)     		 Priority 9: falling and below

    Uterus (Females)     		  
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    Trend2
         Rising    when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
         Stable    when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
         Falling    when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
    Rate Comparison
         Above    when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
         Similar    when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
         Below    when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90


    1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
    2 Recent trend in death rates is Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected racial groups or counties.
    3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate.

    Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1–4, 5–9, … , 80–84, 85+). Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

    Note: 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.

    State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).

    Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates:
    Childhood (Ages <15, All Sites) (Females), Childhood (Ages <15, All Sites) (Males), Childhood (Ages <20, All Sites) (Females), Childhood (Ages <20, All Sites) (Males), Thyroid (Females), Thyroid (Males)

    Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
    Kidney & Renal Pelvis (Females), Kidney & Renal Pelvis (Males)    		  
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    Historical Trends (25 Years): Mortality    		  
    Historical Trends (25 Years): Mortality
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    5-Year Rate Changes: Mortality    		  
    5-Year Rate Changes: Mortality
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    5-Year Rate Changes: Incidence    		  
    5-Year Rate Changes: Incidence
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    Death Rates Table    		  
    Death Rate Report for Alabama by County, death years through 2006

    Colon & Rectum
    Healthy People 2010 Objective Number: 03-05
    Reduce the colorectal cancer death rate.
    All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
    Sorted by Rate
    County
    Met
    Healthy People
    Objective
    of
    13.9?     1
    		 Annual
    Death
    Rate
    over rate period
    deaths per 100,000
    (95% Confidence Interval)
    		 Average Deaths per Year
    over rate period
    		 Rate Period Recent Trend 2 Recent
    Average Annual
    Percent
    Change    2
    in Death Rates
    (95% Confidence Interval)
    		 Recent Trend Period2
    Alabama (State) No 18.9 (18.3, 19.4) 907 2002 - 2006 falling -0.9 (-1.2, -0.7) 2002 - 2006
    United States No 18.2 (18.1, 18.3) 54,433 2002 - 2006 falling -3.4 (-3.9, -2.9) 2002 - 2006
    Dallas County No 31.9 (25.1, 40.0) 15 2002 - 2006 rising 2.5 (1.2, 3.9) 2002 - 2006
    Cleburne County No 27.3 (17.0, 41.7) 4 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Bullock County No 27.1 (15.9, 43.6) 4 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Russell County No 26.6 (20.8, 33.7) 14 2002 - 2006 stable 0.6 (-0.4, 1.7) 2002 - 2006
    Lowndes County No 26.1 (15.2, 41.8) 3 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Macon County No 25.1 (17.0, 35.7) 6 2002 - 2006 stable 1.1 (-0.6, 2.8) 2002 - 2006
    Bibb County No 24.8 (16.2, 36.4) 5 2002 - 2006 stable 0.6 (-0.9, 2.1) 2002 - 2006
    Marengo County No 24.6 (16.7, 35.1) 6 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Lamar County No 23.8 (15.2, 35.9) 5 2002 - 2006 stable -0.7 (-2.1, 0.7) 2002 - 2006
    Pike County No 23.5 (16.3, 32.8) 7 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Crenshaw County No 23.0 (14.0, 36.0) 4 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Wilcox County No 23.0 (13.0, 37.6) 3 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Autauga County No 22.7 (16.4, 30.5) 9 2002 - 2006 stable -0.2 (-1.6, 1.3) 2002 - 2006
    Fayette County No 22.6 (14.7, 33.6) 5 2002 - 2006 stable 0.8 (-1.2, 2.8) 2002 - 2006
    Hale County No 22.0 (13.6, 33.8) 4 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Colbert County No 22.0 (17.3, 27.7) 15 2002 - 2006 stable 0.6 (-0.9, 2.1) 2002 - 2006
    Talladega County No 21.8 (17.7, 26.7) 19 2002 - 2006 stable 0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) 2002 - 2006
    Jackson County No 21.5 (16.6, 27.5) 13 2002 - 2006 stable -0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) 2002 - 2006
    Tuscaloosa County No 21.3 (18.1, 24.8) 33 2002 - 2006 stable 0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) 2002 - 2006
    St. Clair County No 21.3 (16.6, 26.9) 14 2002 - 2006 stable 0.7 (-0.6, 2.1) 2002 - 2006
    Mobile County No 20.8 (18.8, 22.9) 82 2002 - 2006 falling -0.5 (-0.9, -0.1) 2002 - 2006
    Escambia County No 20.8 (15.1, 28.0) 9 2002 - 2006 stable -0.5 (-1.6, 0.7) 2002 - 2006
    Chilton County No 20.4 (14.6, 27.7) 8 2002 - 2006 stable -0.4 (-2.2, 1.5) 2002 - 2006
    Marion County No 20.3 (14.4, 28.1) 8 2002 - 2006 stable 0.2 (-1.3, 1.7) 2002 - 2006
    Coffee County No 20.2 (15.1, 26.6) 10 2002 - 2006 stable -0.1 (-1.3, 1.1) 2002 - 2006
    Montgomery County No 20.2 (17.6, 23.1) 44 2002 - 2006 stable -0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) 2002 - 2006
    Barbour County No 20.1 (13.5, 28.7) 6 2002 - 2006 stable 1.5 (-0.3, 3.4) 2002 - 2006
    Jefferson County No 20.0 (18.6, 21.5) 145 2002 - 2006 falling -1.7 (-2.2, -1.2) 2002 - 2006
    Butler County No 19.9 (12.9, 29.6) 5 2002 - 2006 stable -0.4 (-2.4, 1.6) 2002 - 2006
    Randolph County No 19.4 (12.9, 28.4) 6 2002 - 2006 stable 0.0 (-1.4, 1.6) 2002 - 2006
    Pickens County No 19.3 (12.1, 29.2) 5 2002 - 2006 stable -0.8 (-2.3, 0.6) 2002 - 2006
    Franklin County No 18.9 (13.0, 26.7) 7 2002 - 2006 stable -0.9 (-2.3, 0.5) 2002 - 2006
    Elmore County No 18.8 (14.4, 24.1) 13 2002 - 2006 stable -0.1 (-1.4, 1.1) 2002 - 2006
    Monroe County No 18.3 (11.8, 27.3) 5 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Calhoun County No 18.2 (15.0, 21.9) 23 2002 - 2006 stable -5.3 (-12.9, 3.0) 2002 - 2006
    Lawrence County No 18.2 (12.4, 25.9) 6 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Clay County No 18.2 (10.6, 29.6) 4 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Morgan County No 18.1 (14.8, 21.9) 21 2002 - 2006 stable -0.5 (-1.3, 0.3) 2002 - 2006
    Henry County No 18.1 (10.6, 29.0) 4 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Tallapoosa County No 17.8 (13.1, 23.8) 10 2002 - 2006 falling -1.7 (-2.8, -0.7) 2002 - 2006
    Walker County No 17.7 (13.9, 22.2) 15 2002 - 2006 stable -0.9 (-2.1, 0.2) 2002 - 2006
    Limestone County No 17.4 (13.1, 22.5) 11 2002 - 2006 stable -1.4 (-3.0, 0.2) 2002 - 2006
    Clarke County No 17.2 (11.2, 25.3) 5 2002 - 2006 stable -0.3 (-1.7, 1.2) 2002 - 2006
    Winston County No 17.1 (10.9, 25.7) 5 2002 - 2006 falling -2.5 (-4.1, -0.9) 2002 - 2006
    Madison County No 17.1 (14.9, 19.5) 47 2002 - 2006 falling -1.6 (-2.2, -1.1) 2002 - 2006
    Marshall County No 17.1 (13.5, 21.4) 16 2002 - 2006 stable -1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) 2002 - 2006
    Lauderdale County No 16.9 (13.6, 20.8) 18 2002 - 2006 falling -1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) 2002 - 2006
    Covington County No 16.9 (12.2, 23.0) 9 2002 - 2006 stable -0.1 (-1.5, 1.4) 2002 - 2006
    Shelby County No 16.6 (13.3, 20.3) 19 2002 - 2006 falling -1.5 (-2.7, -0.2) 2002 - 2006
    Baldwin County No 16.5 (14.1, 19.3) 32 2002 - 2006 falling -1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) 2002 - 2006
    Chambers County No 16.5 (11.5, 22.9) 7 2002 - 2006 stable -1.0 (-2.2, 0.3) 2002 - 2006
    Dale County No 16.4 (11.6, 22.4) 8 2002 - 2006 stable 0.0 (-1.4, 1.5) 2002 - 2006
    Etowah County No 16.1 (13.2, 19.6) 21 2002 - 2006 falling -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) 2002 - 2006
    Cherokee County No 16.0 (10.3, 23.9) 5 2002 - 2006 stable -1.2 (-3.3, 0.9) 2002 - 2006
    Blount County No 15.9 (11.6, 21.3) 9 2002 - 2006 stable -1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) 2002 - 2006
    Lee County No 15.5 (11.9, 19.6) 13 2002 - 2006 falling -1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) 2002 - 2006
    Houston County Yes 13.9 (10.9, 17.6) 14 2002 - 2006 stable 0.1 (-1.3, 1.5) 2002 - 2006
    Cullman County Yes 13.9 (10.7, 17.9) 13 2002 - 2006 falling -1.6 (-2.7, -0.6) 2002 - 2006
    DeKalb County Yes 13.0 (9.5, 17.3) 9 2002 - 2006 falling -1.8 (-3.2, -0.3) 2002 - 2006
    Geneva County Yes 12.5 (7.8, 19.2) 4 2002 - 2006 stable -0.3 (-2.0, 1.4) 2002 - 2006
    Choctaw County
    *
    *
    3 or fewer
    		 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Conecuh County
    *
    *
    3 or fewer
    		 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Coosa County
    *
    *
    3 or fewer
    		 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Greene County
    *
    *
    3 or fewer
    		 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Perry County
    *
    *
    3 or fewer
    		 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Sumter County
    *
    *
    3 or fewer
    		 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Washington County
    *
    *
    3 or fewer
    		 2002 - 2006 **
    **
    		 **
    Notes:
    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/22/2009 11:33 pm.
    State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
    Trend
    Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
    Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
    Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.

    * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates.
    ** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
    1 Healthy People 2010 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    2 The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected racial groups or counties.

    Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1–4, 5–9, … , 80–84, 85+). The Healthy People 2010 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
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    Death Rates Interactive Maps    		  
    Alabama map showing age-adjusted death rates by county.
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    Incidence Rates Table    		  
    Incidence Rate Report for Alabama by County

    All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Colon & Rectum, All Ages
    Sorted by Rate
    County
         		Annual Incidence Rate†
    over rate period
    (95% Confidence Interval)

         		Average Annual Count
         		Rate Period
    Alabama 50.1 (49.3, 51.1) 2,423 2002-2006
    US (SEER+NPCR) 50.5 (50.4, 50.6)
    §
    		 2002-2006
    Wilcox County 80.2 (60.1, 104.9) 11 2002-2006
    Bullock County 79.7 (58.1, 106.8) 9 2002-2006
    Conecuh County 68.4 (51.9, 88.9) 12 2002-2006
    Bibb County 63.9 (49.5, 81.1) 14 2002-2006
    Autauga County 61.2 (51.0, 72.8) 26 2002-2006
    Elmore County 60.7 (52.6, 69.7) 41 2002-2006
    Greene County 60.3 (41.5, 85.1) 7 2002-2006
    Lowndes County 59.5 (42.2, 81.4) 8 2002-2006
    Clarke County 58.9 (47.1, 72.7) 18 2002-2006
    Escambia County 58.8 (48.9, 70.1) 25 2002-2006
    Clay County 58.0 (43.3, 76.5) 11 2002-2006
    Dallas County 57.8 (48.5, 68.4) 28 2002-2006
    Calhoun County 55.3 (49.6, 61.5) 70 2002-2006
    Colbert County 55.2 (47.5, 63.9) 37 2002-2006
    Talladega County 55.1 (48.3, 62.6) 48 2002-2006
    Mobile County 54.8 (51.6, 58.2) 219 2002-2006
    Pickens County 53.9 (41.6, 68.9) 13 2002-2006
    Russell County 53.8 (45.3, 63.5) 28 2002-2006
    Hale County 53.5 (39.6, 70.9) 10 2002-2006
    Limestone County 53.5 (45.9, 62.0) 36 2002-2006
    Marengo County 52.8 (40.7, 67.4) 13 2002-2006
    Morgan County 52.7 (47.0, 58.9) 63 2002-2006
    Henry County 52.5 (39.2, 69.1) 11 2002-2006
    Jefferson County 52.5 (50.2, 55.0) 377 2002-2006
    Lawrence County 52.4 (42.4, 64.0) 20 2002-2006
    Etowah County 52.3 (46.7, 58.3) 66 2002-2006
    Jackson County 52.3 (44.5, 61.2) 32 2002-2006
    Marion County 52.2 (42.5, 63.7) 20 2002-2006
    Lamar County 52.1 (38.4, 69.5) 10 2002-2006
    Walker County 51.8 (45.1, 59.3) 43 2002-2006
    Monroe County 51.5 (39.8, 65.8) 13 2002-2006
    Lauderdale County 51.2 (45.3, 57.8) 54 2002-2006
    Chambers County 50.5 (41.4, 61.1) 22 2002-2006
    Madison County 50.3 (46.6, 54.2) 145 2002-2006
    Cleburne County 49.4 (35.2, 67.6) 8 2002-2006
    Tuscaloosa County 49.2 (44.4, 54.4) 77 2002-2006
    Macon County 49.1 (37.4, 63.4) 12 2002-2006
    Marshall County 49.1 (42.9, 56.0) 46 2002-2006
    Geneva County 48.8 (38.6, 61.1) 16 2002-2006
    Perry County 48.2 (32.3, 69.2) 6 2002-2006
    Montgomery County 48.1 (44.0, 52.4) 104 2002-2006
    Crenshaw County 48.0 (34.2, 65.7) 8 2002-2006
    Franklin County 47.7 (38.1, 59.1) 17 2002-2006
    Houston County 47.7 (41.9, 54.0) 49 2002-2006
    Chilton County 46.9 (38.0, 57.2) 20 2002-2006
    Cullman County 46.7 (40.6, 53.5) 43 2002-2006
    Butler County 46.5 (35.1, 60.6) 12 2002-2006
    Coosa County 46.5 (31.7, 66.2) 6 2002-2006
    Dale County 46.2 (38.1, 55.5) 23 2002-2006
    Washington County 46.0 (33.3, 62.0) 9 2002-2006
    Pike County 45.7 (35.4, 58.1) 14 2002-2006
    Coffee County 45.5 (37.5, 54.7) 23 2002-2006
    Choctaw County 45.1 (32.2, 61.6) 8 2002-2006
    Winston County 44.0 (33.8, 56.3) 13 2002-2006
    Lee County 43.8 (37.8, 50.4) 40 2002-2006
    Covington County 43.6 (35.5, 53.1) 21 2002-2006
    Fayette County 43.4 (31.9, 57.9) 10 2002-2006
    Barbour County 43.3 (33.3, 55.3) 13 2002-2006
    Shelby County 42.5 (37.5, 47.9) 57 2002-2006
    Tallapoosa County 42.4 (34.8, 51.4) 22 2002-2006
    Baldwin County 41.9 (37.9, 46.3) 81 2002-2006
    DeKalb County 41.2 (34.8, 48.5) 30 2002-2006
    Cherokee County 41.1 (31.5, 52.8) 13 2002-2006
    St. Clair County 38.0 (31.8, 45.0) 27 2002-2006
    Randolph County 37.4 (27.8, 49.3) 10 2002-2006
    Blount County 35.3 (28.8, 42.8) 21 2002-2006
    Sumter County 32.2 (20.4, 48.5) 5 2002-2006
    Notes:
    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/22/2009 11:33 pm.
    State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
    † Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US populations included with the data release have been adjusted for the population shifts due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita for 62 counties and parishes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas (See US Population Data - 1969-2005 for more information).
    § Data not provided because it did not meet USCS publication standards for one or more years during the rate period of data collection. American Cancer Society's Facts & Figures provides estimates of numbers of new cancer cases and deaths.

    1 Source: CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) November 2008/January 2009 data submission and SEER November 2008 submission.
    6 Source: State Cancer Registry and the CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) November 2008/January 2009 data submission. State rates include rates from metropolitan areas funded by SEER.

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