Table 1 Characteristics of Florida pancreatic cancer cases, 1998-2002
From: Pancreatic cancer clusters and arsenic-contaminated drinking water wells in Florida
| Â | Number of pancreatic cases (%) |
|---|---|
Total number of cases | 11,405 |
Proximity to arsenic- contaminated wells | Â |
  >3 miles | 10330 (90.6%) |
  1-3 miles | 746 (6.5%) |
  <= 1 mile | 329 (2.9%) |
Poverty status | Â |
  Non Poverty | 8,572 (75.2%) |
  Poverty | 1,951 (17.1%) |
  Unspecified | 882 (7.7%) |
Race/ethnicity | Â |
  Non-Hispanic white | 9271 (81.3%) |
  African-American | 956 (8.4%) |
  Hispanic | 1043 (9.1%) |
Unspecified | 135 (1.2%) |
Gender | Â |
  Male | 5718 (50.2%) |
  Female | 5681 (49.8%) |
  Unspecified | 6 (0.0%) |
Tobacco use | Â |
  Never | 3880 (34.0%) |
  Current smoker | 2671 (23.4%) |
  Former smoker | 1791 (15.7%) |
  Other/Unknown | 3063 (26.9%) |
Pancreatic cancer cases | Â |
  Clustered* | 2,581 (22.6%) |
  Non-Clustered | 8,824 (77.4%) |