Compare by Region: The colored gauge gives a visual representation of how your community is
doing in comparison to other communities. The three-colored dial represents the distribution of values from the
reporting regions (e.g. counties in the state) ordered from those doing the best to those doing the worst (sometimes
lower values are better and in other cases higher values are better). From that distribution, the green represents the
top 50th percentile, the yellow represents the 25th to 50th percentile, and the red represents the "worst" quartile.
Compare by Average: This gauge shows how the Sonoma County value compares with the median or mean value for all counties in the
state (or all US counties). The gauge is blue and white when being higher (or lower) is not necessarily good or bad and is multi-colored when
being higher (or lower) is good or bad.
Compare by Time Period: This gauge shows whether the Sonoma County value is increasing or decreasing over time. A green arrow means
the value is improving and a red arrow means the value is getting worse. The = (equal) sign means that there is not a significant increase or
decrease since the last measurement.
Target: This gauge shows whether or not the Sonoma County value meets a specific target. The Sonoma County value is represented by the
left bar and the target value by the right bar.
Target: This gauge shows whether or not a specific target is met. A green check means
the target is met and a red "X" means the target is not met.
Red > 26.0 Green <= 21.3 In-between = Yellow Unit: cases/100,000 population View the Legend
Melanoma Incidence Rate
Value:
26.1 cases/100,000 population
Measurement Period:
2003-2007
Location:
County : Sonoma
Categories:
Health / Cancer
What is this Indicator? This indicator shows the age-adjusted incidence rate for melanoma. Rates are for invasive cancer only, unless otherwise specified.
Why this is important: Melanoma is a form of cancer that begins in melanocytes (cells that make the pigment melanin). It may begin in a mole (skin melanoma), but can also begin in other pigmented tissues, such as in the eye or in the intestines. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. Each year in the United States more than 53,600 people are diagnosed with melanoma. In the U.S., the percentage of people who develop melanoma has more than doubled in the past 30 years. In the U.S. in 2009, it is estimated that there will be 68,720 new cases and 8,650 deaths from melanoma.
Technical note: The distribution for this indicator is based on data from 55 California counties. Rates were not calculated for counties with 3 or fewer reported cases.
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cases/100,000 population
Melanoma Cancer Incidence Rate by Gender
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