Greensboro Cancer Cluster Investigation - Epi

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‣ The observed cases for each of the other primary cancer sites are within the normal range.ResultsObserved and Expected Cases in Study Area, 1990-2006Type of <strong>Cancer</strong> Observed ExpectedObserved/Expected95% Confidence Interval(Lower, Upper)Liver * * * *Pancreas 27 14.90 1.81 (1.13 – 2.50)MultipleMyeloma13 6.39 2.03 (0.93 – 3.14)Leukemia 17 13.85 1.23 (0.64 – 1.81)Brain/CNS 22 16.15 1.36 (0.79 – 1.93)HodgkinDisease* * * *NH - Lymphoma 27 25.98 1.04 (0.65 – 1.43)‣ NOTE: Counts less than 5 and corresponding ratios are suppressed to protect confidentiality.‣ The observed number of pancreatic cancer cases is 1.81 times higher than expected (p < 0.05).
What does this mean to me?By itself, an increase in pancreatic cancer ratedoes not imply causation.To be scientifically and biologically relevant,rates must be evaluated along with availableenvironmental data.
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