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Counties with the highest cancer incidence rates in Maine

Among 16 Maine counties with published values, the counties with the highest cancer incidence rates are Washington County, ME (557.3, 1.23 times the U.S. rate of 453.4), Piscataquis County, ME (534.5, 1.18 times the U.S. rate of 453.4) and Hancock County, ME (527.4, 1.16 times the U.S. rate of 453.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 12 of the 16 are significantly above the U.S. rate.

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. These are county-level figures, age-adjusted as published by the source, compared with the U.S. rate. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely. Significant means the lower bound of the county’s 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate.

All Maine counties, highest first

All cancer cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest cancer incidence rates in Maine
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Washington CountyME557.3453.41.23xSignificant
2Piscataquis CountyME534.5453.41.18xSignificant
3Hancock CountyME527.4453.41.16xSignificant
4Penobscot CountyME521.2453.41.15xSignificant
5Waldo CountyME515.7453.41.14xSignificant
6Kennebec CountyME505.2453.41.11xSignificant
7Somerset CountyME498.3453.41.1xSignificant
8Knox CountyME492.8453.41.09xSignificant
9York CountyME489.9453.41.08xSignificant
10Aroostook CountyME485.3453.41.07xSignificant
11Oxford CountyME482.2453.41.06xSignificant
12Sagadahoc CountyME466.7453.41.03xNo
13Cumberland CountyME465.8453.41.03xSignificant
14Androscoggin CountyME465.4453.41.03xNo
15Franklin CountyME456.7453.41.01xNo
16Lincoln CountyME450.7453.40.99xNo

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