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| Cancer Facts & Figures 1997 |
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File name
F&F97.pdf |
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Format
Adobe Acrobat |
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440KB |
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| About the Document |
Cancer Facts & Figures conveys the Society's annual estimates of expected numbers of new cancer cases and deaths. (This year's edition has a special section on racial and ethnic patterns.)
Highlights of Cancer Facts & Figures 1997:
- The five-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined is 40%.
- The National Institutes of Health estimate for overall cost of cancer is at an all time high of $104 billion.
- Lung cancer remains the number one cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. with an estimated 160,400 deaths
expected in 1997.
A special section on racial and ethnic patterns (pages 18-22) provides information on:
Cancer incidence among African Americans, Asian and Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, Whites and Hispanics, risk factors, screening, and access to health care for these population groups,
limitations and future challenges of cancer control among racial and ethnic groups
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