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Mortality Table D1.  Age-Adjusted Rates¹ for Leading Causes of Cancer for Residents, 1997-2006
Year All Sites Lung2 Colo-Rectal2 Female Breast Prostate Pancreas
1997 196.6 56.1 18.8 27.9 30.9 10.6
1998 196.0 58.1 18.6 25.8 29.1 11.1
***1998 Comparability Modified***        
  197.8 57.2 18.6 26.0 29.5 11.1
1999 198.9 57.4 18.6 24.0 29.8 10.5
2000 195.6 57.4 18.3 24.4 27.5 10.9
2001 194.0 55.4 18.5 24.2 27.9 11.6
2002 190.6 54.8 16.9 23.8 28.7 10.7
2003 190.1 55.4 17.7 24.0 27.4 11.0
2004 184.9 52.3 16.5 23.4 25.8 11.4
2005 180.5 51.7 15.4 23.1 26.2 10.5
2006 175.6 49.8 15.0 22.9 25.1 10.3
1Rate per 100,000 age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 population.  
2The ICD-10 codes selected for these groups differ slightly from Cancer Registry groups.  See 
http://www3.doh.wa.gov/WSCR/ to obtain reports of the Washington State Cancer Registry 
or to obtain information about other cancer sites.
Note:  
Causes of death were coded with ICD-9 in 1990-1998 and with ICD-10 started in 1998.  Rates during 1998 
have been multiplied by a comparability ratio (CR).  ICD codes and comparability ratios are:
    All Sites: ICD-9:  140-208;  ICD-10:  C00-C97;  CR=1.0093
    Lung:  ICD-9:  162;  ICD-10:  C33-C34;  CR=0.9844
    Colorectal:  ICD-9:  153-154;  ICD-10:  C18-C21;  CR=0.9988
    Female  Breast:  ICD-9:  174;  ICD-10:  C50;  CR=1.0073
    Prostate:  ICD-9:  185;  ICD-10:  C61;  CR=1.0144
    Pancreas:  ICD-9:  157;  ICD-10:  C25;  CR=0.9971
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 01/2008.
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