Atlas of Cancer Mortality
Results -- Geographic Patterns for Rectal Cancer
Like colon cancer, there was a clear pattern in both periods of elevated rates
among whites in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and midwestern areas, with low
rates across the southern tier. Few of the SEAs west of the Mississippi River
had high rates. The similar variations for colon and rectal cancer suggest risk
factors in common. Reporting practices may contribute to the similarity in
patterns, since rectal cancer is sometimes specified on the death certificate
as intestinal cancer, which is then categorized with colon cancer.
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geographic variation among blacks was similar to that of whites, although less
consistent.
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Suggested Citation
Devesa SS, Grauman DG, Blot WJ, Pennello G, Hoover RN, Fraumeni JF Jr. Atlas of cancer
mortality in the United States, 1950-94. Washington, DC: US Govt Print Off; 1999 [NIH Publ No.
(NIH) 99-4564].
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