Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Research Article

An Investigation of Cancer Rates in the Argentia Region, Newfoundland and Labrador: An Ecological Study

Table 2

Age-standardized incidence rates per 100,000 person-years for all types of cancers in Newfoundland and Labrador (reference), Argentia, Stephenville, and Botwood stratified by year period.


Community	Type	Age-standardized incidence rate (per 100,000 person-years)
Community	Type	1985–89	1990–94	1995–99	2000–04	2005–09	2010-11	2005–11

NL (reference)	Brain	7.1	4.4	8.2	10.8	10.6	10.9
Argentia		12.7	6.1	6.4	6.8	23.1	8.7
Stephenville		9.4	3	2.7	5.4	5.2	6.4
Botwood		4.3	4.1	3.9	12.3	11.5	9.7

NL (reference)	Breast	50.6	65	77.9	94.2	99.2	96
Argentia		34.7	45.1	67.6	55.2	71.5	109
Stephenville		39.3	83	102.1	99.9	92.9	68
Botwood		30.8	47.8	30.3	94.1	49.5	56.2

NL (reference)	Cervical	29	85	115.7	88.7			139.6
Argentia		40.7	28.2	60.1	74.3			136.7
Stephenville		11.6	85.6	110.9	44.5			157.3
Botwood		17.9	95.4	100	60.1			122.2

NL (reference)	Colorectal	74.7	81	84	122.3	119.4	99.4
Argentia		64.3	113.5	85.9	91	128	89.4
Stephenville		56.4	75.2	51.6	107.3	101.3	84.7
Botwood		70.4	46.3	110.2	87	95	89.2

NL (reference)	Gastric	26.6	24.5	24.3	21.5			25
Argentia		33.3	27.9	26.3	21.7			35.6
Stephenville		18.1	26	23.3	25			18.2
Botwood		31	11.6	25.5	15			18.4

NL (reference)	Kidney	13.1	13.1	15	17.4			26.5
Argentia		14.9	0	12.1	16.2			9.2
Stephenville		16.8	24.4	11.2	10.8			20.1
Botwood		0	11.4	14.8	11.6			10.6

NL (reference)	Liver	1.2	1.8	2.6	2.7			5.7
Argentia		0	0	3	3.2			4.4
Stephenville		0	9.3	0	2.7			9
Botwood		0	4.2	0	0			0

NL (reference)	Lung	59.3	55.3	63.3	98.4	98.7	120.3
Argentia		51	57.4	87	79.8	94	40.1
Stephenville		57.9	63.6	75.1	91.5	100.6	84.6
Botwood		68.6	42.1	54.7	30.5	79.3	88.2

NL (reference)	Ovarian	15.9	17.6	20.2	16.4			16.2
Argentia		19.5	12.2	18.7	33			18.2
Stephenville		6.2	17.7	10.6	15.4			17.8
Botwood		0	8.3	7.7	0			16.5

NL (reference)	Prostate	66.4	92.8	125.3	174	271.4	266.7
Argentia		64.1	84.9	76.2	155.7	178.1	256
Stephenville		97.8	116.1	153.2	215.8	200.2	231.1
Botwood		51	187	111.9	80.6	128.5	53.7

NL (reference)	Other	360.3	394.7	454.6	485.3	713.3
Argentia		385.8	340.4	403	450.5	682.8
Stephenville		253.8	321.9	408.2	383	582
Botwood		353.5	365.9	386.1	284.6	509.1

Note: for certain types of cancer the year periods 2005–2009 and 2010-2011 have been combined to suppress small numbers.