ICYMI: 'Statistically Significant' Cancer Rate In Northport-East Northport School District

NORTHPORT, NY — People — regardless of age — have a "statistically significant" higher rate of cancer living in the boundaries of the Northport-East Northport School District, a 20-year study by the New York State Department of Health found.

The study looked at 23 different types of cancer and all types of cancer combined among people living in the entire Northport-East Northport School District between 1999 and 2018, taking total cases versus the cases that would be "expected" by the state.

The study found 4,593 cases of cancer among district residents compared with the 4,454 that would be expected.

"This 3% excess was statistically significant, meaning it was unlikely to occur by chance," the study wrote.

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