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The success or failure of any government in the final analysis must be measured by the well-being of its citizens. Nothing can be more important to a state than its public health; the state's paramount concern should be the health of its people. |
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
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Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives
Circumstances of culture, location, history, and health care produce unique patterns of cancer occurrence in these populations. |
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Reducing Cancer Disparities
Americans can modify lifestyles to reduce individual risk for cancer—tobacco use, physical activity, and nutrition—and improve early detection. |
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Pap Tests and Foreign-Born Women Podcast
Find out why cervical cancer screening rates in the U.S. are lower for foreign-born women and what CDC is doing about it. |
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REACH U.S.
This national program is the cornerstone of CDC's efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. |
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Fast Facts for Minorities†
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Cancer incidence and death rates for men are highest among blacks...more |
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Cancer incidence rates for women are highest among whites...more |
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Cancer death rates for women are highest among blacks...more |
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†U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007. |
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