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Cancer statistics, 2008.

Ahmedin Jemal1, Rebecca Siegel, Elizabeth Ward

  • 1Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA.

CA: a Cancer Journal for Clinicians
|February 22, 2008
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Cancer incidence rates are stabilizing, and death rates are declining in the U.S. This progress, particularly in cancer mortality, has saved over half a million lives since the early 1990s.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • The American Cancer Society annually estimates cancer statistics in the U.S.
  • Data are compiled from the National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Center for Health Statistics.
  • Incidence and mortality rates are age-standardized to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the latest cancer statistics for the United States.
  • To analyze trends in cancer incidence, mortality, and survival.
  • To examine factors influencing cancer trends, including site, sex, race/ethnicity, education, and geography.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized incidence data from the National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.

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  • Employed mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
  • Analyzed trends by age-standardizing rates to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.

    • Main Results:

    • Projected 1,437,180 new cancer cases and 565,650 deaths in the U.S. for 2008.
    • Cancer incidence rates stabilized for men (1995-2004) and women (1999-2004).
    • Cancer death rates decreased by 18.4% in men (since 1990) and 10.5% in women (since 1991), avoiding over half a million deaths.

    Conclusions:

    • Significant progress has been made in reducing cancer mortality and stabilizing incidence.
    • Cancer remains a leading cause of death, exceeding heart disease in individuals under 85.
    • Accelerating progress requires supporting research and implementing existing cancer control strategies across all populations.