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Cancer (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Morbidity Numbers of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with cancer: 15.8 million. Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with cancer: 7.2 Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey 2006, Tables 5 and 6 Health care use Ambulatory care Number of visits to office-based physicians: 21 million Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2006 Summary, Table 12 Number of hospital outpatient department visits: 6.2 million Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Department Summary, Table 13 Hospital inpatient care Number of discharges: 1.2 million Average length of stay: 6.5 days Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Tables 2, 4 Home health care Number of current patients with cancer as primary diagnosis: 67,000 Percent of current patients with cancer as primary diagnosis: 5.0 Source: 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, Table 12 Hospice care Number of current patients with cancer as primary diagnosis: 55,000 Percent of current patients with cancer as primary diagnosis: 52 Source: 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, Table 12 Nursing home care Number of discharges with cancer as primary diagnosis: 146,700 Percent of discharges with cancer as primary diagnosis: 5.8 Average length of stay: 136 days Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, Table 58 Mortality Number of deaths: 559,312 Deaths per 100,000 population: 188.7 Cause of death rank: 2 Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Table C
More data Cancer incidence rates by sex, race, and Hispanic origin, 1990-2004 Health, United States, 2007, Table 53 Cancer survival rates for selected cancer sites by sex and race, 1975-1977 through 1996-2003 Health, United States, 2007, Table 54 Discharges and days of care in short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnoses: 1990-2005 Health, United States, 2007, Table 100 Discharges and average length of stay in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnoses: 1990-2005 Health, United States, 2007, Table 101 Death rates for cancer by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, 1950-2004 Health, United States, 2007, Table 38 Related linksNational Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health Interview Survey National Home and Hospice Care SurveyNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Hospital Discharge Survey CDC Cancer Prevention and Control National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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