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Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in Alaska

Among 4 Alaska counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK (8.8, 1.91 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Anchorage Municipality, AK (6.6, 1.43 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK (4.6, 1 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 4 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.