2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Analyzing Head and Neck Cancer Incidence and Mortality Using GIS Track: Health and Human Services Author(s): Cedric Garland Age-, race-, and gender-specific information for 20 major cancer sites of the head and neck was obtained for the 46 South Carolina counties during 1979-2000 (mortality) and 1996-2000 (incidence). More than eighty age-adjusted analyses of head and neck cancer incidence and mortality by county were completed for these major anatomical sites. Many detailed maps presenting age-adjusted mortality and incidence rates by quartile at the county-level were prepared using both color-coding methods and three-dimensional displays, allowing rapid assessment of statistically significant geographic patterns. Multiple county-based indicators of healthcare access (distribution of physicians, dentists, and general hospitals) were obtained along with indicators of education, income, poverty, air emissions, and water pollution. County-based survey results indicating use of alcohol, cigarettes, and chewing tobacco by teenage respondents (N=223,663 respondents) was obtained. Many multiple regression models have been developed to investigate the etiology of head and neck cancer in South Carolina. Cedric Garland University of California, San Diego Family and Preventive Medicine 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla , CA 92093 US Phone: 619-553-9016 Fax: 619-553-6891 E-mail: garlandc@nhrc.navy.mil |
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