Leslie Zoller
Our guest speaker spoke a lot about how appalachian Kentucky had a higher rate of cancer than any other part of the state, but what about the rest of Appalachia? The answer is Appalachia has a higher rate of cancer than non-appalachia of that state. States included in Appalachia are parts of New York, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and all of West Virginia. The incidence rate per 100,00 people is higher in all appalachian part of the states except in Virginia and Pennsylvania where there is a -3.6 and -2.3% difference. The mortality rate is also higher in appalachia, New York has the highest with a 10% difference from non-appalachia. There are many factors that contribute to this high rate of cancer in Appalachia. In a study done by the Appalachia Community Cancer Network it shows that people in appalachia are more likely to both smoke and chew tobacco, less likely to get the adequate amount of fruits and vegetables, have a higher rate of those who have no exercise whatsoever, an higher obesity rate, but are almost as likely to get a preventative test done.
http://www.accnweb.com/docs/2009/CancerBurdenAppalachia2009.pdf
http://www.accnweb.com/DisparitiesData.aspx
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