Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
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Section 3: Report of Findings

VII. Health and Safety

Table HS-9: Age-Adjusted Cancer Incidence Rates

 

Cortland County, NYS 1993-1997
Rates per 100,000 population
          --Cortland County--
NYS
  Number*
Rate
 Rate
Lung Cancer      
  Male 20.4 89.5 73.8
  Female 13.2 47.5 42.8
 
Colorectal      
  Female 13.8 39.1 39.7
  Male 10.2 44.1 54.8
 
Prostate 26.6 120.5 122.4
Cervical 3.4 11.0 10.5
Breast 26.8 97.4 102.1
 
* Five year average annual number of cases for 1993-1997
 
Source: New York State Department of Health
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/cancer/97/northcen.pdf

 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
July 2001 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
50 Clinton Avenue
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org