According to the California Cancer Registry in the years 2004-2008, Humboldt/ Del Norte Counties' Cancer Rate was 538.98 per 100,000 people when adjusted for age. The overall rate for the state of California was 466.10 per 100,000. Only Marin, San Luis Obispo, El Dorado and Mariposa Tuolumne fared worse than we did...
Invasive cancers are listed separately. The California average was 431.11 per 100,000. Humboldt/ Del Norte was 503.46. Only El Dorado and Mariposa- Tuolumne had higher rates. Other cancer statistics: Non- hodgkin's lymphoma: California 18.53 Humboldt Del Norte 21.24 Leukemia California 11.47 Humboldt/ Del Norte 13.12 Breast California 80.06 Humboldt/ Del Norte 82.10 Colon California 45.84 Humboldt/ Del Norte 55.16 (The Highest rate in California) Brain California 5.74 Humboldt/ Del Norte 7.24 Melanoma California 32.72 Humboldt/ Del Norte 37.17 All statistics are per 100,00 population and have been corrected for age. You can view the statistics for other cancers or for other counties at the website of the California Cancer Registry under web query tool.
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AuthorWe live here in West Eureka have been victims of Evergreen Pulp's pollution. Now Freshwater Pulp wants to start it up again. We would like to know your thoughts and experiences with this. Now that Freshwater is not going to reopen, we are concerned about the massive quantity of contaminants that have been dumped on the site. These sites usually leak into adjacent areas and people live 750 yards from the point of maximum impact, the most polluted point, a Hot spot. We are also concerned that the Marina center site be properly cleaned up and will continue to discuss other local issues here. However, we will not let the mill issue rest until we actually see the smokestacks go down and the site is cleaned up. Archives
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