Cancer Capital of the World
Marin County in California has been called “the breast cancer capital of the world” because it has an unusually high rate of breast cancer?as does Long Island, New York. Residents suspect environmental causes, but epidemiologist Tina Clarke says, “It’s not the geography; it’s the demography. It’s the type of person living in Marin County.”
Breast cancer more often strikes women who have children late in life or not at all. The mostly white, highly educated professional women in Marin County and Long Island have their children later than women in other areas of the country.
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