Map shows number of cancer cases by neighborhood
Photo credit: nyhealth.gov | Environmental Facilities and Cancer Map
It is now possible for New Yorkers, using an interactive map posted Monday, to find out how many cancer cases and what the state labels as "environmental facilities" are in their neighborhood.
Using 2003-2007 data from the New York State Cancer Registry and the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the map - which may be the first of its kind - lists the number of cases of the 23...
