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S <br />Surveys were pre-printed with the property owner's (or occupant's) name, address, and phone <br />number. The interviewer was instructed to call each household once during their shift and forward <br />incomplete surveys to the following shift for an additional attempt. Five phone calls on different <br />shifts and days were attempted to households before labeling a resident as unresponsive. Forty-seven <br />households were not included in the survey for a variety of reasons (e. g., declined, disconnected <br />phone, or multiple calls/messages without response).. <br />Results of the Telephone Survey <br />Twenty-nine cancer cases and fourteen different cancer types were identified in the survey, <br />Nnmher of Reported Caneer Cases by Cancer Tvne <br />- ---- - <br />Cancer Type <br />Reported Number <br />of Cases <br />% of Population <br />n=198 <br />Bladder 2 I <br />Brain 1 .5 <br />Breast 4 2 <br />Colorectal 4 2 <br />Esophageal 1 .5 <br />Liver 2 I <br />Lung 3 1.5 <br />Non-Hodgkin's <br />lym Noma 1 ,5 <br />Hodgkin's disease 1 .5 <br />Multi le myeloma 2 1 <br />Ovarian I .5 <br />Prostate 2 I <br />Skin melazioma 1 .5 <br />Stomach 2 1 <br />Unknown cancer type 2 1 <br />Twenty-eight people (14% of the surveyed population) reported a cancer diagnosis. One person was <br />diagnosed with two different forms of cancer resulting in 29 reported cancer cases. Of the 28 people <br />diagnosed, 15 are deceased, I 1 have cancers in remission, and 2 currently have cancer. The <br />race/ethnicity breakdown of diagnosed residents showed that 18 were African American and 10 were <br />Caucasian. The gender breakdown shows 15 females arrd 13 males diagnosed with cancer, <br />Discussion of Reported Cancers in Alphabetical Order <br />Bladder Cancer -Urinary bladder cancer is higher among whites than African Americans. Rates <br />are even lower for Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans (National Cancer <br />Institute, 2006). This cancer is typically diagnosed among people aged 40 or older. <br />Two study participants reported bladder cancer diagnosis. One participant was Caucasian and the <br />other was African American. One of the two participants explained that their colorectal cancer <br />metastasized to their bladder. Both participants were over the age of 40 when diagnosed. <br />Page 6 of 47 <br />