Table 2

Five-year average annual breast cancer incidence and mortality rates per 100,000 white, non-Hispanic women in Marin County, other San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA) counties, and other urban California counties, 1995–1999


Average incidence rate (95% confidence interval)
Average mortality rate (95% confidence interval)

All ages


     Marin County
198.5 (187.1–210.6)
36.1 (31.4–41.5)
     Other SFBA counties
155.0 (152.7–157.6)
28.7 (27.6–29.9)
     Other California counties
143.5 (142.3–144.7)
28.9 (28.4–29.5)
Aged 45–64 years


     Marin County
492.8 (452.9–535.5)
70.3 (55.5–87.0)
     Other SFBA counties
321.3 (304.3–320.5)
47.7 (44.5–51.1)
     Other California counties
286.5 (282.8–290.3)
49.3 (47.8–50.9)

All rates age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard; incidence rates for invasive cancers only.

Clarke et al. Breast Cancer Res 2002 4:R13   doi:10.1186/bcr458

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