Cancer Statistics

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Cancer Statistics
Source: PA Cancer Registry Data 1995–1999
Summary Update - September, 2002

For the Greater Pottstown Area
Pottstown Borough, West Pottsgrove, Lower Pottsgrove, Upper Pottsgove
North Coventry, and Douglass Berks Township

Childhood Cancers Compared to the National Average
(Ages 0-19) All Cancers Diagnosed from 1995–1999 for the Greater Pottstown Area, Tri County Area, and State

Greater Pottstown Area	+ 92.5%
Tri-County Area (Montgomery, Berks, Chester)	- 0.8%
Pennsylvania	- 2.9%

Greater Pottstown Area Children’s Cancer Rates are almost 100% higher than the remainder of the Tri County Area and PA, and 92.5 % higher than the national average. The most common childhood cancers in the Greater Pottstown Area are leukemia and brain/central nervous system cancers.

Adults 20 – 44 Compared to the National Average
(Ages 20 – 44) All Cancers Diagnosed from 1995-1999 for the Greater Pottstown Area, Tri County Area, and State

Greater Pottstown Area	+ 17.4%
Tri-County Area (Montgomery, Berks, Chester)	+ 4.7%
Pennsylvania	+ 0.0%

Adults 45 – 54 Compared to the National Average
(Ages 45 – 54) All Cancers Diagnosed from 1995-1999 for the Greater Pottstown Area, Tri County Area, and State

Greater Pottstown Area	+ 18.0%
Tri-County Area (Montgomery, Berks, Chester)	- 0.5%
Pennsylvania	- 1.9%

Adults 55 and older
Greater Pottstown Area Residents 55 and older have similar cancer statistics to the Tri County Area, the State and Nation. This suggests that the youngest in our society are most susceptible to the carcinogenic effects of pollution.

Statistical Analysis from PA Cancer Registry 1995-1999
by national researcher, Joe Mangano (718) 857-9825
Reported September, 2002, by The Alliance For A Clean Environment