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1994.09.30 :  National Cancer Registry

Contact: CDCP Press Office     (404) 639-3286
Friday, Sept. 30, 1994


            NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY PROGRAM IS LAUNCHED

     HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala today announced $14 million in
awards to 37 state health departments to establish a national
program of cancer registries.  

     The funds will enable states to create or enhance existing
statewide registries and to produce cancer incidence reports to
improve prevention and control activities.  Administered by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this will be the largest
program of its kind in the United States.  

     "The goal of this program is to reduce cancer mortality as part
of a national disease prevention strategy," Secretary Shalala said. 
"We know that the burden of cancer for Americans varies widely by
geographic location and by ethnicity.  A national system of cancer
registries can help us understand the disease better and use our
resources to the best effect in prevention and treatment."

     Statewide cancer incidence and cancer mortality data can be
used to identify trends, patterns, and variation for directing
cancer control efforts and is particularly useful in designing
programs to reach medically underserved populations, Shalala said.

     The national system was authorized under the Cancer Registries
Act.  The enabling legislation was sponsored by Sen. Patrick J.
Leahy and Rep. Bernie Sanders, both of Vermont.

     Twenty-eight states will receive funds to enhance existing
cancer registries: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, 
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

     Nine states will establish registries:  Alabama, Alaska,
Arkansas, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South
Carolina and Vermont.

     More than 8 million Americans alive today have a history of
cancer.  In 1994, about 1,208,000 new cancer cases will be
diagnosed, and about 538,000 will die -- more than 1,400 people each
day.  One out of every five deaths in the United States is from
cancer.

          Attached: Grant amounts for each state
              THE NATIONAL PROGRAM OF CANCER REGISTRIES
                           FY 94 AWARDS  


Arkansas                      $201,244
Alabama                       $268,511
Alaska                        $415,013
Arizona                       $360,029
California                    $801,291
Colorado                      $367,274
Florida                       $629,958
Georgia                       $606,561
Idaho                         $153,445
Illinois                      $818,672
Indiana                       $328,009
Kansas                        $341,611
Kentucky                      $320,485
Louisiana                     $293,259
Maine                         $216,544
Massachusetts                 $566,891
Michigan                      $400,916
Minnesota                     $376,269
Mississippi                   $293,456
Montana                       $138,342
Nebraska                      $295,298
Nevada                        $252,774
New Hampshire                 $225,064
New Jersey                    $533,484
North Carolina                $445,124
North Dakota                  $171,265
Ohio                          $451,099
Oklahoma                      $205,697
Oregon                        $279,845
Pennsylvania                  $412,380
Rhode Island                  $178,195
South Carolina                $299,581
Texas                        $1,003,870
Vermont                       $260,594
Washington                    $572,295
West Virginia                 $236,459
Wisconsin                     $279,005
          
TOTAL:                      $13,999,809

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