Elevated Bladder Cancer in Northern New England: The Role of Drinking Water and Arsenic.

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Abstract

Bladder cancer mortality rates have been elevated in northern New England for at least five decades. Incidence rates in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are about 20% higher than the United States overall. We explored reasons for this excess, focusing on arsenic in drinking water from private wells, which are particularly prevalent in the region.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Natl. Cancer Inst.

Title: Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1460-2105

ISSN (Print): 0027-8874

Publication date (Electronic): September 2016

Volume: 108

Issue: 9

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[1 ] Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD (DB [formerly], LEBF, JSC, MHW, NR, LEM, CS [formerly], RNH, JFF, DTS); Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH (RW, AS, MRK); Maine Cancer Registry, Augusta, ME (MS, CC [formerly]); US Geological Survey, Pembroke, NH (JA), Reston, VA (GR); Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (JN); Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (BJ); Information Management Services, Calverton, MD (AT); New Hampshire State Cancer Registry, Concord, NH (GMH); New Hampshire State Occupational Surveillance Program, Concord, NH (KRA); Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, VT (RM, AJ). dalsubaris@gmail.com silvermd@mail.nih.gov.

[2 ] Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD (DB [formerly], LEBF, JSC, MHW, NR, LEM, CS [formerly], RNH, JFF, DTS); Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH (RW, AS, MRK); Maine Cancer Registry, Augusta, ME (MS, CC [formerly]); US Geological Survey, Pembroke, NH (JA), Reston, VA (GR); Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (JN); Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (BJ); Information Management Services, Calverton, MD (AT); New Hampshire State Cancer Registry, Concord, NH (GMH); New Hampshire State Occupational Surveillance Program, Concord, NH (KRA); Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, VT (RM, AJ).

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Publisher Item ID: djw099

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djw099

PMC ID: 5939854

PubMed ID: 27140955

SO-VID: ca6ca77a-1362-4191-bb45-15553ca20220

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