Statistics

Average Annual Number of New Colorectal Cancer Cases and Age-adjusted* Incidence Rates by County and Gender, 2000-2004.

 

Male

Female

Total

 

Cases

Rate

Cases

Rate

Cases

Rate

Ohio

3,271

64.1

3,288

46.9

6,559

54.2

Fulton

11

63.5

11

44.6

22

52.1

Hancock

15

47.0

17

38.4

32

42.0

Lucas

117

61.3

121

44.0

238

51.0

Ottawa

16

66.4

15

50.6

31

57.8

Wood

32

68.8

27

42.0

59

53.4

* Age-adjusted incidence rate is a statistical process applied to rates of disease, death, injuries or other health outcomes that allows communities with different age structures to be compared.


Average Annual Number of Colon Cancer Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates by County and Gender, 2000-2004.

 

Male

Female

Total

 

Deaths

Rate

Deaths

Rate

Deaths

Rate

Ohio

1,266

25.6

1,311

18.0

2,577

21.2

Fulton

4

19.4

6

21.6

9

20.8

Hancock

6

19.7

7

16.1

14

17.7

Lucas

52

27.8

52

18.1

104

21.9

Ottawa

5

23.8

5

16.7

11

19.7

Wood

13

28.0

15

22.2

28

24.9


Cancer of the Colon & Rectum: Percentage of New Cancer Cases by County of Residence and Stage of Diagnosis, 2000-2004.

 

Early Stage

Late Stage

Unstages/Unknown

Average Annual Cases

Ohio

38.7%

49.6%

11.7%

7,073

Fulton

39.2%

55.0%

5.8%

24

Hancock

50.3%

46.0%

3.7%

37

Lucas

37.3%

55.2%

7.5%

249

Ottawa

35.6%

55.0%

9.4%

32

Wood

40.8%

50.8%

8.4%

64

For Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Screening Rates click on following links to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion:

Colorectal Cancer Screening:
  Adults aged 50+ who have ever had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
  Adults aged 50+ who have had a blood stool test within the past two years