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Projected New Cancer Cases and Deaths for Selected Sites by County, 2003

County Projected New Cases Projected Deaths
All Sites Lung/
Bronchus		 Female
Breast		 Prostate Colon/
Rectum		 All Sites Lung Female
Breast		 Prostate Colon/
Rectum
Alamance 700 95 110 105 80 305 85 25 20 35
Alexander 175 25 25 30 20 75 20 5 5 10
Alleghany 75 10 10 10 10 35 10 0 0 5
Anson 135 20 20 20 15 60 15 5 5 5
Ashe 165 25 25 25 20 75 20 5 5 10
Avery 105 15 15 15 10 45 15 5 5 5
Beaufort 275 40 45 45 30 120 35 10 5 10
Bertie 115 15 20 15 15 50 15 5 5 5
Bladen 180 25 30 30 20 75 20 5 5 10
Brunswick 530 75 75 95 60 225 70 15 15 25
Buncombe 1,210 170 190 185 140 530 150 40 35 55
Burke 475 65 75 75 55 205 60 15 10 20
Cabarrus 645 85 100 100 70 270 75 20 15 30
Caldwell 420 60 65 65 45 180 50 15 10 20
Camden 40 5 5 5 5 15 5 0 0 0
Carteret 400 60 60 70 45 175 50 15 10 20
Caswell 125 20 20 20 15 55 15 5 5 5
Catawba 725 100 115 110 85 310 90 25 20 30
Chatham 295 40 45 45 35 130 35 10 10 15
Cherokee 180 25 25 30 20 80 25 5 5 10
Chowan 90 15 15 15 10 40 10 5 5 5
Clay 75 10 10 15 10 35 10 0 0 5
Cleveland 510 70 80 75 60 220 60 20 15 25
Columbus 295 40 45 45 35 125 35 10 5 15
Craven 475 65 70 75 55 205 60 15 15 20
Cumberland 1,085 140 180 155 115 435 125 35 25 45
Currituck 100 15 15 15 10 40 10 5 0 5
Dare 185 25 25 30 20 75 25 5 5 5
Davidson 780 110 120 125 90 330 95 25 20 35
Davie 200 30 30 30 25 85 25 5 5 10
Duplin 250 35 40 35 30 105 30 10 5 10
Durham 935 125 155 130 105 390 105 30 25 40
Edgecombe 270 35 45 40 30 115 30 10 5 10
Forsyth 1,550 210 250 230 180 660 185 55 40 70
Franklin 230 30 35 35 25 95 25 10 5 10
Gaston 960 130 155 145 110 405 115 30 25 40
Gates 60 10 10 10 5 25 5 0 0 0
Graham 55 5 10 10 5 25 5 0 0 0
Granville 240 35 35 35 25 100 30 10 5 10
Greene 90 15 15 15 10 40 10 5 0 5
Guilford 2,025 275 325 300 230 860 240 70 50 90
Halifax 310 45 50 45 35 135 40 10 10 15
Harnett 405 55 65 60 45 165 45 15 10 15
Haywood 375 55 55 60 45 165 50 15 10 20
Henderson 670 100 95 110 80 310 85 20 20 30
Hertford 130 20 20 20 15 55 15 5 5 5
Hoke 125 15 20 20 15 50 15 5 5 5
Hyde 35 5 5 5 5 15 5 0 0 0
Iredell 645 90 100 100 75 270 75 20 15 30
Jackson 190 25 30 30 20 80 25 5 5 10
Johnston 560 75 90 80 60 230 65 20 10 25
Jones 60 10 10 10 5 25 5 0 0 0
Lee 250 35 40 40 30 105 30 10 5 10
Lenoir 330 45 55 50 40 140 40 10 10 15
Lincoln 325 45 50 50 35 135 40 10 5 15
Mcdowell 240 35 35 40 30 105 30 10 5 10
Macon 235 35 35 40 30 105 30 10 5 10
Madison 120 15 20 20 15 55 15 5 5 5
Martin 145 20 25 20 15 60 20 5 5 5
Mecklenburg 2,840 370 475 395 305 1,155 320 95 60 120
Mitchell 105 15 15 15 10 45 15 5 5 5
Montgomery 145 20 20 25 15 65 20 5 5 5
Moore 560 80 80 95 70 255 75 20 20 25
Nash 440 60 70 65 50 185 55 15 10 20
New Hanover 865 120 135 135 100 370 105 30 20 40
Northampton 135 20 20 20 15 60 15 5 5 5
Onslow 455 60 75 65 45 180 50 15 10 20
Orange 475 60 80 70 50 195 55 15 10 20
Pamlico 90 15 15 15 10 40 10 5 0 5
Pasquotank 185 25 30 25 20 80 20 5 5 10
Pender 245 35 35 40 30 105 30 10 5 10
Perquimans 80 10 10 15 10 35 10 5 0 5
Person 195 25 30 30 20 85 25 5 5 10
Pitt 550 70 90 80 60 230 65 20 10 25
Polk 145 20 20 25 20 70 20 5 5 10
Randolph 665 90 105 105 75 280 80 20 15 30
Richmond 240 35 40 35 30 105 30 10 5 10
Robeson 530 70 85 75 60 220 60 15 10 25
Rockingham 515 70 80 80 60 225 65 15 15 25
Rowan 690 95 105 105 80 300 85 20 20 30
Rutherford 370 50 55 60 45 165 45 15 10 15
Sampson 305 40 50 45 35 130 35 10 10 15
Scotland 170 25 30 25 20 70 20 5 5 5
Stanly 315 45 50 50 35 140 40 10 10 15
Stokes 230 30 35 35 25 95 25 10 5 10
Surry 415 60 65 65 50 180 50 15 10 20
Swain 75 10 10 10 10 35 10 5 0 5
Transylvania 225 35 30 40 25 100 30 5 5 10
Tyrrell 25 5 5 5 0 10 5 0 0 0
Union 560 75 90 80 60 225 65 20 10 25
Vance 215 30 35 30 25 90 25 10 5 10
Wake 2,495 320 420 350 260 990 275 85 50 100
Warren 125 20 20 20 15 55 15 5 5 5
Washington 80 10 10 15 10 35 10 5 0 5
Watauga 200 25 30 30 25 85 25 5 5 10
Wayne 535 75 85 80 60 225 65 20 10 25
Wilkes 375 50 60 60 45 160 45 10 10 15
Wilson 380 50 60 55 45 160 45 15 10 15
Yadkin 205 30 30 30 25 85 25 5 5 10
Yancey 120 15 20 20 15 55 15 5 5 5
North Carolina 40,150 5,490 6,345 6,080 4,540 17,005 4,805 1,360 985 1,780

The total includes all carcinomas of the urinary bladder, but excludes carcinoma in situ of all other sites and common skin cancer.

Projected: An estimate of the cases, deaths, or disease rates that are expected to occur in the future based on past experience.

Produced by the NC Central Cancer Registry,
State Center for Health Statistics, DHHS