Kid’s Cancer Highest In Northeast

I think this is an interesting analysis, but I don’t think it shows any causality just correlation.  The key questions (as reported) are whether there is an issue here (e.g., greater exposure to radiation) or just a difference in reporting or access.

The study was just released by the CDC.  It showed that cancer effects 166 out of every million children or 0.017%.  Rare, but very tragic.

• The highest rate was in the Northeast with 179 cases per million children.
• The lowest was among children in the South with 159 cases per million.
• The rates for the Midwest and West were nearly identical, at 166 cases per million and 165 per million, respectively.
• The cancer incidence in boys was 174 cases per million, compared with 157 cases per million in girls.
• In white children, the rate was 173 per million, versus 164 per million in Hispanics and 118 per million in blacks.
• Teenagers had higher rates than younger kids.