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WATER GREMLIN PUBLIC: HEALTH ASSESSMENT-. PUBLIC. COMMENT DRAFT <br />Figure 12: Study Area for the'Concer Ocettrrence. Report <br />Study <br />ce sus':`tracts:... <br />a' <br />[a••h- <br />,n Nvo <br />f: <br />r <br />.�•Fsrl'+::� : <br />::lac. a <br />r <br />M <br />_ <br />U <br />iN'dtCf.�CsPefilfu5 m� <br />.:.....:...:.. <br />�:'Tif:!r+•1 <br />Qy� :;..A. <br />r r aw <br />Overall cancer rates in the study area were found to be virtually identicafto cancer'rates: in ti�a•seven- <br />co.untyTwin Cities Metro area. For both genders combine.d;.970 cancers were diagnosed in residents <br />living in the study area ovetthe 10-year period (200.6-2017),.compared to the expected.-number-ofa9y8 <br />cancers: additionally, nbne.bf the cancers specifically analyzed4br in male or female residents of the <br />five-census.tract study area showed significantly. greater cancer rates in the 10-year assessment period <br />.compared to expected rates. This includes the three types of cancers (kidney, liver, and.non-Hodgkin <br />lymphoma); most believed to be associated with TCE exposures. <br />While'the concluslons•drawn from this data analysis provides some assurance that cancer rates in the <br />study.area•are.6ot unusual for the study period, it is important to know that the MCR5 data have <br />limitations, including those described below. <br />WA <br />