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Counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates in Maine

Among 16 Maine counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates are Piscataquis County, ME (89.2, 1.72 times the U.S. rate of 51.8), Somerset County, ME (84.1, 1.62 times the U.S. rate of 51.8) and Penobscot County, ME (79.6, 1.54 times the U.S. rate of 51.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 11 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.

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Lung & bronchus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest lung cancer incidence rates in Maine
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Piscataquis CountyME89.251.81.72xSignificant
2Somerset CountyME84.151.81.62xSignificant
3Penobscot CountyME79.651.81.54xSignificant
4Oxford CountyME74.551.81.44xSignificant
5Kennebec CountyME73.651.81.42xSignificant
6Washington CountyME72.551.81.4xSignificant
7Androscoggin CountyME69.251.81.34xSignificant
8Aroostook CountyME67.751.81.31xSignificant
9Waldo CountyME64.551.81.25xSignificant
10York CountyME62.351.81.2xSignificant
11Hancock CountyME5951.81.14xSignificant
12Franklin CountyME58.251.81.12xNo
13Cumberland CountyME52.951.81.02xNo
14Lincoln CountyME52.751.81.02xNo
15Sagadahoc CountyME52.151.81.01xNo
16Knox CountyME48.851.80.94xNo

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