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Table 6 shows the number of physicians practicing in each of Texas’ 11 public health regions who specialize in the diagnosis and/or treatment of colorectal cancer, according to the State Board of Medical Examiners (January 2000). The relevant specialties include gastroenterology, colon and rectal surgery, oncology and therapeutic radiology.
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Public
Health Region
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Gastro-enterologists
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Colon
& Rectal Surgeons
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Oncologists
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Therapeutic
Radiologists
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Total
# Specialists
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Ratio
to PHR Population 50+
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1
|
24
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2
|
15
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4
|
45
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1:4,586
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2
|
8
|
1
|
10
|
3
|
22
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1:7,306
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3
|
124
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24
|
102
|
28
|
278
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1;4,299
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4
|
25
|
1
|
19
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4
|
49
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1:6,483
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|
5
|
14
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0
|
12
|
1
|
27
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1:8,003
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|
6
|
129
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16
|
157
|
32
|
319
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1:3,081
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|
7
|
45
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7
|
43
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12
|
107
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1:4,535
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8
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44
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9
|
27
|
16
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96
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1:5,663
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|
9
|
11
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1
|
10
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4
|
26
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1:5,452
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|
10
|
15
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1
|
9
|
5
|
30
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1:5,347
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11
|
30
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6
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23
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7
|
66
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1:5,789
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State
Total
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469
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68
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427
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116
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1,080
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Ratio
to Texas Population 50+
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1:10,217
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1:70,470
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1:11,222
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1:41,310
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1:4,437
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SOURCE:
Texas Cancer Cata Center, 2000
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SOURCE
OF MAP: Texas Department of Health, 1995
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