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Healthy People 2010 identifies national health objectives for the year 2010, including cancer-related objectives.
Data 2010 finds the latest data for each objective.
Examples of cancer-related data from these sources:
(The objective number, e.g., 03-05, has two components. The first number refers to one of 28 Healthy People chapters or "focus areas" and the second refers to a specific objective within the focus area.)
| Measure |
Population |
Recent data†
(year) |
| Goals for 2010‡ |
Obj# |
| Female breast cancer deaths (age adjusted per 100,000 standard population) |
All |
25.6
(2002) |
22.3 |
03-03 |
| African American |
34.0
(2002) |
22.3 |
03-03 |
| Cervical cancer deaths (age adjusted per 100,000 standard population) |
All |
2.6
(2002) |
2.0 |
03-04 |
| African American |
4.9
(2002) |
2.0 |
03-04 |
| Colorectal cancer deaths (age adjusted per 100,000 standard population) |
All |
19.7
(2002) |
13.9 |
03-05 |
| African American |
26.8
(2002) |
13.9 |
03-05 |
| Mamograms - Adults receiving within past 2 years |
All |
70%
(2000) |
70% |
03-13 |
| African American |
68%
(2000) |
70% |
03-13 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
62%
(2000) |
70% |
03-13 |
| Pap test - Ever recieved (age adjusted, aged 18 years and over) |
All |
93%
(2000) |
97% |
03-11a |
| Asian |
77%
(2000) |
97% |
03-11a |
| Colorectal cancer screening - Adults receiving a fecal occult blood test within past 2 years |
All |
33%
(2000) |
50% |
13-12a |
| African American |
31%
(2000) |
50% |
13-12a |
| Hispanic or Latino |
21%
(2000) |
50% |
13-12a |
†2002 data taken from Data 2010.
‡2010 goals taken from Healthy People 2010.
CDC's Healthy Women: State Trends in Health and Mortality Report provides data on both women's and (where relevant) men's use of cancer services. Look for the "Preventive Care" folder to find this specific data.
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| | Between 2001 and 2003, 39.7% of Oklahoma adults, ages 50 and over, received a sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy. In the same time period, only 30.3% of Oklahoma men recieved a sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy.
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The National Cancer Institute's State Cancer Profiles links users to state cancer statistics, with much of the information available for both the state- and county-levels.
| | Example of data from the New York state profile:
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Between 1998 and 2002, an average of 304 women died of cervical cancer in New York each year. In Bronx County, the annual cervical cancer death rate was 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
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The United Health Foundation's State Health Rankings lists state health data, including the number of cancer deaths for each U.S. state under Outcomes.
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Example of data on Louisiana:
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Between 1999 and 2001, Louisiana had 224.2 cancer deaths per 100,000 people. The state is ranked 48th of all 50 states for the number of cancer deaths per 100,000 people. Kentucky was ranked 50th with 233.4 deaths per 100,000 people.
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HEDIS or the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set measures the performance of commercial, Medicaid and Medicare managed care organizations (MCOs) to allow consumers to compare MCOs. The National Committee for Quality Assurance's annual State of Health Care Quality report provides an overview of MCOs' performance. Cancer-related data from this report is provided below:
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening:
Commercial Rates, Medicare & Medicaid Rates
2000-2003 |
| Year | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid |
| 2003 |
75.3 |
74.0 |
55.9 |
| 2002 |
74.9 |
74.5 |
55.8 |
| 2001 |
75.5 |
75.3 |
55.1 |
| 2000 |
74.5 |
73.9 |
54.9 |
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Measure definition: Percentage of women aged 52-69 years who had at least one mamogram in the past two years.
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Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical Cancer Screening:
Commercial Rates and Medicaid Rates
2000-2003 |
| Year |
Commercial |
Medicaid |
| 2003 |
81.8 |
64.0 |
| 2002 |
80.5 |
62.4 |
| 2001 |
80.0 |
61.1 |
| 2000 |
78.1 |
59.9 |
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Measure definition: Percentage of women aged 21-64 who were enrolled in a health plan and who had at least one Papanicolau (Pap) test in the past three years.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening:
Commercial Rates and Medicaid Rates
2003 |
| Year |
Commercial |
Medicare |
| 2003 |
47.4 |
49.5 |
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Measure definition: Percentage of adults 50-80 years of age who have had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer. The screening criteria can be met with any one of four tests: a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) during the measurement year; a fexible sigmoidoscopy within the last four years; a double contrast barium enema within the last four years; or a colonoscopy within the last nine years.
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