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Control and Prevention
Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control
4770 Buford Hwy, NE
MS K-64
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717

Call: 1 (800) CDC-INFO
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FAX: (770) 488-4760

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Page last reviewed: September 23, 2008
Page last updated: September 23, 2008
Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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• Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
• HHS: Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)
• AHRQ: Strategies for Improving Minority Healthcare Quality
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Fast Facts for Minorities†
• Cancer incidence and death rates for men are highest among blacks...more
• Cancer incidence rates for women are highest among whites...more
• Cancer death rates for women are highest among blacks...more
†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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