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

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.

Journal

Title: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1460-2105

Publication date Created: September 1 2016

Publication date (Print): May 02 2016

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Article

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djw099

PMC ID: 5939854

PubMed ID: 27140955

Copyright statement: © 2016

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