Cancer risk to First Nations’ people from exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons near in-situ bitumen extraction in Cold Lake, Alberta

Table 2 Rates of gastric cancer (per 100,000 people) in Alberta, and the calculated increases in cancer incidence associated with exposure to contaminated soils in Cold Lake, Alberta

Stomach cancer	New cases per 100,000
Age-standardized incidence^a	7
Age-standardized mortality^a	4
Maximum PAH exposure 361 mg/d and 365 days/yr exposure frequency	7
Maximum PAH exposure 361 mg/d and 153 days/yr exposure frequency	7
Maximum PAH exposure 152 mg/d and 365 days/yr exposure frequency	7
Maximum PAH exposure 152 mg/d and 153 days/yr exposure frequency	7
Maximum PAH exposure 37 mg/d and 365 days/yr exposure frequency	7

a: [32].
Calculated cases per 100,000 are the sum of the current background rates and the additional cases associated with exposure to contaminated soil.

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