Breast Cancer Incidence in Cape Cod
towns, 1982 - 1994
Between 1982 and 1994, 11 of the 15 towns on Cape Cod had breast cancer incidence
rates at least 15 percent higher than those found in the rest of Massachusetts.
Elevated incidence was statistically significant in 8 of these towns.
| Town |
SIR |
Town |
SIR |
| Barnstable |
122* |
Mashpee |
95 |
| Bourne |
116 |
Orleans |
134* |
| Brewster |
107 |
Provincetown |
94 |
| Chatham |
131* |
Sandwich |
115 |
| Dennis |
132* |
Truro |
155* |
| Eastham |
95 |
Wellfleet |
121 |
| Falmouth |
116* |
Yarmouth |
120* |
| Harwich |
128* |
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*=statistically significant at p < 0.05
We also looked at breast cancer incidence on Cape Cod in geographic units
smaller than towns. In order to discern whether breast cancer incidence
varied within towns or across town boundaries, we looked at breast cancer
in census tracts and census block groups.
For information on how incidence is calculated, click here.
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