Key points
In this map, prostate cancer incidence rates by state are displayed for diagnosis year 2007. The U.S. states are divided into groups based on the rates at which men developed prostate cancer in 2007. The rates are the numbers out of 100,000 men who developed prostate cancer each year.
Data sources
Manually created.
United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2007 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report; 2010.
Rates per 100,000 men, age-adjusted to 2000 U.S. standard population.
Simple Singh, Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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sdsingh@cdc.gov
Prostate Cancer Incidence Rates by State, 2007 U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2007 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2010. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs/, [TODAY’S DATE]. Accessed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Chronic Disease Map Gallery.