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| Cancer Facts & Figures for African-Americans 2000-2001 |
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File name
AFAMFF00.pdf |
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Adobe Acrobat |
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192KB |
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| About the Document |
Similar to Cancer Facts & Figures, this publication provides estimates of new cancer cases and cancer deaths in the African-American population for the upcoming year, and statistics on cancer incidence, mortality, and 5-year relative survival. In addition, it includes sections on cancer risk factors for African-American adults and high school students, such as tobacco use, nutrition, physical activity, and the use of screening examinations for cancer. This publication compares cancer incidence and mortality across racial and ethnic groups for the top four cancers and all sites combined.
Highlights of Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans 2000-2001:
- About 130,800 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed among African Americans in 2001.
- During 1973-1993, the incidence of cancer in African Americans increases substantially. During 1993-1997, this long-term trend appeared to reverse, and the incidence of all cancers combined decreased on average about -2.5% per year.
- About 63,500 African Americans are expected to die from cancer in 2001.
- After increasing during 1960-1991, death rates among African Americans for all cancer sites combined declined substantially during 1991-1997, on average, -1.1% per year.
- In general, African Americans with cancer have shorter survival times than whites at all stages of diagnosis.
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