Cancer
General Cancer Links
General
Investing Wisely In Health: Screening to Prevent Cancer Deaths
- A fact sheet (text) (pdf 142k) presents the economic costs of cancer including colorectal, breast and cervical cancers.
Comprehensive Cancer Control Web Site
- Cancerplan.org is aweb site to assist tribes in community cancer plans. Sponsored by American Cancer Society, CDC, and National Cancer Institute.
Skin Cancer
- Preventing Skin Cancer - CDC paper on the effectiveness of community and behavioral interventions to reduce UVR exposure.
- Community
interventions to reduce exposure to ultraviolet light
U.S. Cancer Statistics: 2001 Incidence and Mortality
Cancer Survivorship - U.S. 1971-2000
- CDC Population data shows an increase in all cancers from 1.5% to 3.5% of U.S. population.
Cancer Survivors
National Cancer Institute
- Cancer site Updates on all cancers, latest research, patient education and more
The American Society of Clinical Pathologists (A.S.C.P.)
- A.S.C.P. develops comprehensive educational programs and materials. Use the Search engine for areas of interest, e.g., Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer, Bethesda 2001
- Except for lung cancer in women and lung, colorectal, and breast cancer in American Indian/Alaska Natives, trends in death rates from these cancers have generally declined
Recent Trends in Mortality Rates for Four Major Cancers, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity-United States, 1990-1998