Statistical Analyses of Cancer Incidence Patterns in the Denver Metropolitan Area in Relation to the Rocky Flats Plant

摘要

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reported relationships between the location of the Rocky Flats plant and cancer incidence patterns in nearby populations. New analyses are applied to cancer incidence data from 1969 to 1971 to determine if factors unrelated to Rocky Flats can explain the reported cancer incidence patterns. Extensive analyses are also reported using cancer incidence data for 1979 to 1981. A total of 12,350 cancers occurring during 1979 to 1981 were used in the analyses. Data for 1969 to 1971 and 1979 to 1981 are analyzed separately, and all of the analyses in this report are sex-specific and age-adjusted. Except for two analyses involving data from 1969 to 1971 to be described later, all analyses are for persons classified as white. Cancer cases incorporated for 1969 to 1971 were those classified as of white rate and, for 1979 to 1981, those classified as either Caucasian-not otherwise specified or Caucasian of Spanish surname. Cancer categories include: (1) total cancer, (2) radiosensitive cancers; (3) respiratory and digestive cancers; and (4) cancers of more specific sites. 22 references, 26 figures, 41 tables. (ERA citation 10:017145)