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Cancer Profiles |
Health Profiles |
Cancer Data Providers for the Nation |
Health Data Providers for the Nation |
Cancer Control |
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Cancer Profiles |
US Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence |
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/ |
First set of official federal cancer incidence statistics from
each state that meets high-quality data standards. |
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Cancer Progress Report - 2007 Update |
http://progressreport.cancer.gov |
The National Cancer Institute describes progress in reducing the
U.S. cancer burden through cancer research and its dissemination. |
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Annual Report to the Nation |
http://seer.cancer.gov/report_to_nation/ |
Annual update on cancer occurrence and trends in the United States. |
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Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs Web Site |
http://www.nci.nih.gov/atlasplus |
The
National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs
Web site provides interactive maps, graphs, text, tables and figures
showing geographic patterns and time trends of cancer death rates
for the time period 1950-1994. |
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CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries State/Territory Cancer Data |
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cancerburden/index.htm |
The following data is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC)
National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) for their state and territory data:
(1) The State Cancer Burden Data fact sheets contain data on lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer,
and prostate cancer. They include the estimated number of new cancer cases and cancer deaths, and the
age-adjusted mortality rates for cancer deaths by race for each state. The fact sheets were updated 6/02.
(2) The National Program of Cancer Registries State/Territory Profiles provide background on the program,
as well as state-specific cancer burden data, cancer registry highlights, and contact information.
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Cancer Facts and Figures (American Cancer Society) |
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/stt/stt_0.asp |
Cancer
Facts & Figures conveys the American Cancer Society's annual
estimates of expected numbers of new cancer cases and deaths. Cancer
Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures presents data for the
nation and states on tobacco use, nutrition, physical activity and
screening examinations. |
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Cancer in North America (CINA+) Online (NAACCR) |
http://www.naaccr.org/cinap/index.htm |
The
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries' (NAACCR)
CINA+ Online is an interactive, online query system that allows users
to request specific cancer information by year, geography, sex, race,
cancer type, and age and by any combination of these variables. |
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CANCER-RATES.INFO |
http://www.cancer-rates.info/ |
This Web site provides detailed cancer incidence and mortality data
for the states that are participating. These data include interactive maps,
trend charts, graphs and tables selectable by site, year(s), gender and
race categories. The Web site is hosted by the
Kentucky Cancer Registry
at the University of Kentucky.
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Health Profiles |
Gather (Geographic Analysis Tool for Health & Environmental Research) |
http://gis.cdc.gov/ |
GATHER,
Geographic Analysis Tool for Health and Environmental Research, is
an online spatial data access system that provides members of the
public health community and general public access to spatial data
that is pertinent to the analysis and exploration of public health
issues. GATHER is powered by a GIS datawarehouse hosted by ATSDR/CDC.
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The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care |
http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/ |
The
Dartmouth Atlas project brings together researchers in diverse
disciplines - including epidemiology, economics, and statistics -
and focuses on the accurate description of how medical resources are
distributed and used in the United States. |
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State Health Facts Online (Kaiser Family Foundation) |
http://statehealthfacts.kff.org |
The
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) compiles the latest state-level
data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health
coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. |
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Trust for America's Health |
http://healthyamericans.org/ |
Trust for America's Health is a national non-profit organization whose mission
is to protect the health and safety of all communities from current and emerging health
threats by strengthening the fundamentals of our public health defenses. They provide
State Tracking Factsheets as well as some county data. |
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Cancer Data Providers for the Nation |
Finding Cancer Statistics |
http://surveillance.cancer.gov/statistics/ |
Portal into the cancer statistics reports and research tools
provided by the National Cancer Institute. These include statistics
on incidence, mortality, prevalence, survival, lifetime risk of
developing cancer, and cancer statistics by race/ethnicity. |
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State Registry Contacts |
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/cancercontacts/npcr/contacts.asp |
States and Territories may provide reports and Web sites
providing local statistics that may be more current or more
detail than can be provided by a Federal agency. |
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Surveillance Research Program (NCI) |
http://surveillance.cancer.gov/ |
The
Surveillance Research Program (SRP) directs the collection
and analysis of pertinent data in order to answer key questions about
cancer incidence, morbidity, mortality, and cancer-related health
status in diverse regions and populations in the United States. As
part of the SRP mission, the Cancer Statistics Branch manages
the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program,
an integrated, comprehensive, multiple population-based reporting
system. SRP also provides leadership, through its Statistical Research
and Applications Branch, in developing statistical methodologies
appropriate for analyzing trends and for evaluating the impact of
cancer control interventions as well as geographic, social, behavioral,
genetic and health care delivery factors on the cancer burden. |
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National Program of Cancer Registries (CDC) |
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/index.htm |
Congress
established the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
in 1992. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has been authorized by Congressional Law to provide funds to states
and territories: to improve existing cancer registries; to plan and
implement registries where they do not exist; to develop model legislation
and regulations for states to enhance the viability of registry operations;
to set standards for data completeness, timeliness, and quality; to
provide training for registry personnel; and to help establish a computerized
reporting and data-processing system. |
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American Cancer Society |
http://www.cancer.org |
The
American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based
voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia,
the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices. |
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SEER - Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (NCI) |
http://seer.cancer.gov |
The
SEER Program of the National Cancer Institute is an
authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival
in the United States. Information on more than 3 million cancer
cases is included in the SEER database, and approximately 170,000
new cases are accessioned each year within the SEER catchment areas.
SEER data, publications, and resources are available free of charge. |
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Cancer Prevention and Control (CDC) |
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/index.htm |
The
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) is part of
CDC's National Center For Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion. DCPC conducts, supports, and promotes efforts to prevent
cancer and to increase early detection of cancer. DCPC works with
partners in the government, private, and nonprofit sectors to develop,
implement, and promote effective cancer prevention and control practices
nationwide. |
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North American Association of Central Cancer Registries |
http://www.naaccr.org/ |
North
American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) is
a collaborative umbrella organization for cancer registries, governmental
agencies, professional associations, and private groups in North America
interested in enhancing the quality and use of cancer registry data.
Most central cancer registries in the United States and Canada are
members. The formal mission of NAACCR is: to support and coordinate
the development, enhancement and application of cancer registration
techniques in population-based groups, so that quality data may be
used for cancer control and epidemiologic research, public health
programs, and patient care to reduce the burden of cancer in North
America. |
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National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) |
http://www.facs.org/cancer/ncdb/index.html |
The
National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) is a nationwide oncology outcomes
database for over 1,500 hospitals in 50 states. The NCDB was founded
as a joint project of the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the
American College of Surgeons (ACOS) and the American Cancer
Society (ACS). |
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Health Data Providers for the Nation
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National Center for Health Statistics |
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs |
The
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) gathers data on
vital events as well as information on health status, lifestyle and
exposure to unhealthy influences, the onset and diagnosis of illness
and disability, and the use of health care. |
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CDC Wonder |
http://wonder.cdc.gov/ |
CDC
WONDER (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
is an easy-to-use system that provides a single point of access to
a wide variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and numeric public health
data. CDC WONDER furthers CDC's mission of health promotion and disease
prevention by speeding and simplifying access to public health information
for state and local health departments, the Public Health Service,
the academic public health community, and the public at large. |
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Healthy People 2010 |
http://www.healthypeople.gov |
Healthy
People 2010 is the prevention agenda for the Nation. It is a statement
of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant
preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce
these threats. This is a collaborative effort by an advisory group
formed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to help guide
Healthy People; Federal Agencies including HHS and other Federal agencies
that serve as coordinators for specific focus areas of Healthy People
2010; and the Healthy People Consortium which consists of more than
400 national membership organizations, all State and Territorial health
departments, and key national associations of State health officials
working to advance health. |
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CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm |
The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides state
statistical and graphical summaries of prevalence and trends in prevention
and screening behaviors. |
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Cancer Control |
Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. |
http://cancercontrolplanet.cancer.gov |
Links to resources for comprehensive cancer control.
The P.L.A.N.E.T. portal provides access to Web-based resources
that can assist in: assessing the cancer and/or risk
factor burden within in a given state, identifying
potential partner organizations who may already be
working with these high risk populations; understanding
the current research findings and recommendations; accessing
and downloading evidence-based programs and products; and,
providing guidelines for planning and evaluation. |
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National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) |
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ncccp/index.htm |
The
purpose of comprehensive cancer control of the CDC is to develop
an integrated and coordinated approach to reduce the incidence, morbidity,
and mortality of cancer through prevention, early detection, treatment,
rehabilitation, and palliation. |
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