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The facts and figures in this section display the impact of cancer health disparities. For more information, please visit our Examples of Health Disparities page and our Data Sources and Tools page. Also, check out the following websites:

Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates

U.S. Death Trends Cancer of All Sites, 1975-2004

All Cancers, SEER Incidence and US Mortality Rates, Joinpoint Analyses for Whites and Blacks from 1975-2004, and for Asian/Pacific Islanders, American Indians/Alaska Natives and Hispanics from 1992-2004

Following is a brief overview of the historic and currently available data on cancer health disparities among racial and ethnic groups for select cancers (breast, cervical, colorectal, liver, lung, prostate, and stomach). The rates are based on SEER incidence data and NCHS mortality data. For more information, please visit SEER, NCHS, and State Cancer Profiles.

Breast Cancer

Graph of Historical Mortality Trends of Breast Cancer in the United States of All Ages, from 1979-2003.

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U.S. Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality Data 2000-2003
Based on SEER incidence data and NCHS mortality data
  Incidence rate
(per 100,000 women)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000 women)
All Races 129.1 25.8
White 134 25.3
Black 118 34.3
Asian/Pacific Islander 88.6 12.6
American Indian/
Alaskan Native		 74.4 13.4
Hispanic 89.1 16.2
Source: Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller BA, Feuer EJ, Clegg L, Eisner MP, Horner MJ, Howlader N, Hayat M, Hankey BF, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2003/, based on November 2005 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site 2006.

Cervical Cancer

Graph of Historical Mortality Trends of Cervical Cancer in the United States of All Ages, from 1979-2003.

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U.S. Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality Data 2000-2003
Based on SEER incidence data and NCHS mortality data
  Incidence rate
(per 100,000 women)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000 women)
All Races 8.8 2.6
White 8.5 2.4
Black 11.5 5
Asian/Pacific Islander 8.2 2.5
American Indian/
Alaskan Native		 7.2 2.8
Hispanic 14.2 3.4
Source: Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller BA, Feuer EJ, Clegg L, Eisner MP, Horner MJ, Howlader N, Hayat M, Hankey BF, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2003/, based on November 2005 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site 2006.

Colorectal Cancer

Graph of Historical Mortality Trends of Colorectal Cancer in the United States of Both Sexes, All Ages, from 1979-2003.

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U.S. Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality Data 2000-2003
Based on SEER incidence data and NCHS mortality data
  Men Women
  Incidence rate
(per 100,000)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000)
 Incidence rate
(per 100,000)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000)
All Races 61.7 24 45.3 16.8
White 61.4 23.4 44.7 16.2
Black 72.9 33.4 56.1 23.4
Asian/Pacific Islander 51.2 15.4 35s.7 10.5
American Indian/
Alaskan Native		52.7 15.6 41.9 11
Hispanic 47.3 17.3 32.7 11.3
Source: Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller BA, Feuer EJ, Clegg L, Eisner MP, Horner MJ, Howlader N, Hayat M, Hankey BF, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2003/, based on November 2005 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site 2006.

Liver Cancer

Graph of Historical Mortality Trends of Liver Cancer in the United States of Both Sexes, All Ages, from 1979-2003.

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U.S. Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer Incidence and Mortality Data 2000-2003
Based on SEER incidence data and NCHS mortality data
  Men Women
  Incidence rate
(per 100,000)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000)		 Incidence rate
(per 100,000)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000)
All Races 9.3 7.1 3.3 3
White 7.8 6.4 2.8 2.8
Black 12.1 9.8 3.5 3.8
Asian/Pacific Islander 20.9 15.6 8 6.8
American Indian/
Alaskan Native		 14.5 8.1 6.5 3.9
Hispanic 14.1 10.7 5.6 5
Source: Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller BA, Feuer EJ, Clegg L, Eisner MP, Horner MJ, Howlader N, Hayat M, Hankey BF, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2003/, based on November 2005 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site 2006.

Lung Cancer

Graph of Historical Mortality Trends of Lung Cancer in the United States of Both Sexes, All Ages, from 1979-2003.

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U.S. Lung & Bronchus Cancer Incidence and Mortality Data 2000-2003
Based on SEER incidence data and NCHS mortality data
  Men Women
  Incidence rate
(per 100,000)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000)		 Incidence rate
(per 100,000)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000)
All Races 82.1 74.2 52.3 41.2
White 81.7 73.4 54.7 42.2
Black 112.2 97.2 53.1 39.8
Asian/Pacific Islander 55.7 38.6 27.3 18.6
American Indian/
Alaskan Native		 55.5 41.4 33.8 26.8
Hispanic 44.7 36.6 24 14.7
Source: Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller BA, Feuer EJ, Clegg L, Eisner MP, Horner MJ, Howlader N, Hayat M, Hankey BF, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2003/, based on November 2005 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site 2006.

Prostate Cancer

Graph of Historical Mortality Trends of Prostate Cancer in the United States, All Ages, from 1979-2003.

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U.S. Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality Data 2000-2003
Based on SEER incidence data and NCHS mortality data
  Incidence rate
(per 100,000 men)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000 men)
All Races 170.3 28.5
White 163.4 26.2
Black 258.3 64
Asian/Pacific Islander 96.8 11.3
American Indian/
Alaskan Native		 70.7 18.1
Hispanic 141.1 21.8
Source: Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller BA, Feuer EJ, Clegg L, Eisner MP, Horner MJ, Howlader N, Hayat M, Hankey BF, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2003/, based on November 2005 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site 2006.

Stomach Cancer

Graph of Historical Mortality Trends of Stomach Cancer in the United States of Both Sexes, All Ages, from 1979-2003.1


U.S. Stomach Incidence and Mortality Data 2000-2003
Based on SEER incidence data and NCHS mortality data
  Men Women
  Incidence rate
(per 100,000)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000)		 Incidence rate
(per 100,000)		 Mortality rate
(per 100,000)
All Races 11.5 6 5.6 3.1
White 10.2 5.3 4.7 2.7
Black 17.7 12.1 9.3 6
Asian/Pacific Islander 18.9 10.8 11 6.5
American Indian/
Alaskan Native		 21.6 6.8 12.3 3.9
Hispanic 15.9 9.1 9.6 5.1
Source: Ries LAG, Harkins D, Krapcho M, Mariotto A, Miller BA, Feuer EJ, Clegg L, Eisner MP, Horner MJ, Howlader N, Hayat M, Hankey BF, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2003, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2003/, based on November 2005 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site 2006.
Footnotes
  1. Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/28/2006 12:04pm.
    Regression lines calculated using the Joinpoint Regression Program.

    Statistics for minorities may be affected by inconsistent race identification between the cancer case reports (sources for numerator of rate) and data from the Census Bureau (source for denominator of rate); and from undercounts of some population groups in the census.
    Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population by 5-year age groups. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

    **Hispanic mortality data for the United States has been excluded for the following states: Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Vermont, and Virginia. The data on Hispanic and non-Hispanic mortality for these states may be unreliable for the time period used in the generation of the trend (1990-2001) and has been excluded from the calculation of the United States recent trend. This was based on the value of the Hispanic Index.

    Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected racial groups or counties.

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