Cancer Less Prevalent in North Jersey Than South Jersey, Report Finds
Cancer rates are lower in urban counties, while higher rates in southern counties blamed on smoking
From NJ Spotlight: Contrary to what might seem to be conventional wisdom, New Jersey's most urban counties in the north have the lowest adjusted cancer rates, while its wealthiest suburbs have among the highest, state data shows. Click here to see the interactive cancer incidence map across the state But at least part of that finding could be the result of better diagnoses of certain kinds of cancer due to higher health insurance rates in counties like Hunterdon, Morris, and Somerset. While it had a high incidence rate, Hunterdon's age-adjusted cancer mortality rate was lowest in the state, at 1.5 deaths per 1,000 people, again, at least partly due to residents having access to good healthcare. That compares with the highest mortality rate…
