How does the risk of developing prostate cancer vary by age within each of the two cities?

Referencing Styles: APA a) Calculate and compare the crude and age-specific incidence rates of prostate cancer per 100,000 men between the two cities. (4 marks) b) According to your results in Q1-a, is the comparison of crude rates valid in consideration of the age distributions in the two cities? Why or Why not? (Hint: calculate and compare the age structures of populations in the two cities) (2 marks) c) Compute and compare directly standardized incidence rates (per 100,000 men) of prostate cancer in City A and in City B using the given standard population (the shaded column of the table). Read More …