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Health staff present state cancer-registry data showing higher-than-expected lung cancer cases in Lynn
Summary
A public-health presentation at the March 4 Lynn Board of Health meeting showed Lynn had more observed lung and bronchus cancer cases than expected based on Massachusetts Department of Public Health data; staff cautioned against direct city-to-city comparisons and noted multiple possible drivers.
At the March 4 Lynn Board of Health meeting, city epidemiology staff presented Massachusetts Department of Public Health cancer-registry data showing Lynn had more observed lung and bronchus cancer cases than expected between 2006 and 2020.
The presenter said the DPH Office of Population Health’s cancer-incidence dashboard reports observed versus expected cases for each city and town. For the five-year interval cited in the presentation, Lynn had roughly 400…
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