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Counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates in Massachusetts

Among 13 Massachusetts counties with published values, the counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates are Hampshire County, MA (13.7, 1.21 times the U.S. rate of 11.3), Berkshire County, MA (12.6, 1.12 times the U.S. rate of 11.3) and Worcester County, MA (12.3, 1.09 times the U.S. rate of 11.3). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 2 of the 13 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.