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MEPS Topics: Priority Conditions -- Cancer
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Priority Conditions -- Cancer
Description: MEPS collects information about a select group of medical conditions that have been specified by the Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality as "priority conditions." These conditions, selected for their prevalence, expense, or relevance to policy, are: hypertension, heart disease, stroke, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, high cholesterol, arthritis, diabetes, asthma, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD), and cancer.
Cancer information is identified by the condition code associated with medical events reported during a reference period. In addition to the tables below, person-level data files with cancer variables can be downloaded for analysis.
Data tables: The Expenditures by Medical Condition tables of the MEPS-HC Summary Data Tables contain information on expenditures, number of persons, and number of events related to cancer.
Analytic tools: No conditions or cancer variables are available on the MEPSnet/HC query tool at this time.
Publications: Publications are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).
The Five Most Costly Conditions, 1996 and 2006: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 
Statistical Brief #248 
Screening for Prostate Cancer with the Prostate-Specific Antigen Test - United States, 2006 
Statistical Brief #233 
Screening Colonoscopy among the U.S. Noninstitutionalized Adult Population Age 50 and Older, 2005 
Statistical Brief #188 
Use of the Pap Test as a Cancer Screening Tool among Women Age 18–64, U.S. Noninstitutionalized Population, 2005 
Statistical Brief #173 
Use of Breast Cancer Detection Exams among Women Age 40 and Over, U.S. Noninstitutionalized Population, 2005 
Statistical Brief #170 
The Five Most Costly Conditions, 2000 and 2004: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 
Statistical Brief #167 
The Five Most Costly Medical Conditions, 1997 and 2002: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 
Statistical Brief #80 
Screening for Prostate Cancer with the Prostate-Specific Antigen Test, United States, 2002 
Statistical Brief #42 
Use of the Pap Test as a Cancer Screening Tool, 2001 
Statistical Brief #26 
Use of Mammography as a Cancer Screening Tool, 2001 
Statistical Brief #22 
 
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