HEALTH CONSULTATION

CHILDHOOD CANCER INCIDENCE UPDATE:
A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF CANCER REGISTRY DATA, 1979-2000
DOVER TOWNSHIP, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

August 28, 2003

Prepared by:

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health
Consumer and Environmental Health Services
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES

DISCUSSION

METHODS
Study time period and case definition
Cancers to be evaluated
Cancer incidence data
Data analysis
RESULTS
Dover Township SIR Analyses
Toms River SIR Analyses
Census Tract SIR Analyses
Time Trends

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

ATSDR CERTIFICATION

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

FIGURES

TABLES

APPENDIX I

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