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Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline 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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A report from the nation's leading cancer organizations finds Latinos had lower incidence rates than non-Hispanic whites for most cancers.
United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality Report 2004 Cancer Statistics
Statistics by sex, race or ethnicity, and geographic region based on the United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality report.
Healthy People 2010 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.
Photograph of two people Reducing Cancer Disparities
Americans can modify lifestyles to reduce individual risk for cancer—tobacco use, physical activity, and nutrition—and improve early detection.

Page last reviewed: July 12, 2007
Page last updated: January 23, 2008
Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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AHRQ: Strategies for Improving Minority Healthcare Quality
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Fast Facts for Minorities
Cancer incidence and death rates for men are highest among blacks...more
Cancer incidence rates for women are highest among whites...more
Cancer death rates for women are highest among blacks...more
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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