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A Picture of Cancer in Iowa: New GIS Smoothed Maps
Gerard Rushton, Professor Emeritus
Geography and Health Management and PolicyThe University of Iowa
2013 Iowa Cancer Summit, October 11, 2013
www.uiowa.edu/iowacancermaps2/
This website updates the former (2008):www.uiowa.edu/iowacancermaps/
• New time period: 1999 through 2010• Maps are for same five cancer sites:• Breast, prostate, lung, colorectal, NHL, cervical• Same three cancer burdens: incidence, late-stage
rate, mortality• One new kind of map: “Persistence maps”
Colorectal Cancer in Iowa:Incidence, Late-Stage Incidence, and Mortality
1999 to 2009
These maps were produced by the University of Iowa, Department of Geography
Published on June 23, 2013
For more information, please visit:http://uiowa.edu/iowacancermaps2/
These maps were produced by the University of Iowa, Department of Geography
Published on June 23, 2013
Data Sources
• Data sources: – Iowa Health Registry for cancer incidence data– Iowa Department of Public Health for mortality
data– US Census Bureau for population and geographic
data. – Support for these maps was provided by the
National Cancer Institute (1RC4 CA153493-01) through the Department of Family Medicine and the Iowa Cancer Consortium
AcknowledgementsThis project was supported by The National Cancer Institute (1RC4 CA153493-01)
PersonnelPrincipal Investigator: Gerry Rushton, PhD: UI -- Department of GeographyProject Manager: Kevin Matthews: UI Department of GeographySenior Cartographer: Dave Haynes: UI Department of Geography
Barcey Levy MD/PhD: UIHC -- Department of Family MedicineCharles Lynch MD/PhD: UI -- Department of EpidemiologyAnne Gaglioti, MD: UIHC -- Department of Family MedicineTina Devery, Iowa Cancer Consortium
Programming Assistance:Michael Lash: UI Department of Computer Science