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Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control
4770 Buford Hwy, NE
MS K-64
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Call: 1 (800) CDC-INFO
TTY: 1 (888) 232-6348
FAX: (770) 488-4760
E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
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The success or failure of any government in the final analysis must be measured by the well-being of its citizens. Nothing can be more important to a state than its public health; the state's paramount concern should be the health of its people. |
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Cancer Death Rates
Continue to Decline
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2004, Featuring Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives. |
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Report Finds Lower Cancer Rates Among Latinos
A report from the nation's leading cancer organizations finds Latinos had lower incidence rates than non-Hispanic whites for most cancers. |
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2004 Cancer Statistics
Statistics by sex, race or ethnicity, and geographic region based on the United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality report. |
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Healthy People 2010
Healthy People 2010 challenges all of us to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all. |
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Reducing Cancer Disparities
Americans can modify lifestyles to reduce individual risk for cancer—tobacco use,
physical activity, and nutrition—and improve early detection. |
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Quick Links
Fast Facts for Minorities†
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Cancer incidence and death rates for men are highest among blacks...more |
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Cancer incidence rates for women are highest among whites...more |
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Cancer death rates for women are highest among blacks...more |
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| †U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007. |
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