Introduction Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and
results in a high economic burden. Objective To estimate age-standardized mortality rates …

This article summarizes cancer mortality trends and disparities based on data from the
National Center for Health Statistics. It is the first in a series of articles that will describe the …

Background Counties are the smallest unit for which mortality data are routinely available,
allowing consistent and comparable long-term analysis of trends in health disparities …

Abstract Background The American Cancer Society (ACS), the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the North American …

Background The success of the “war on cancer” initiated in 1971 continues to be debated,
with trends in cancer mortality variably presented as evidence of progress or failure. We …

Abstract Background The American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Cancer Institute, and North American Association of Central Cancer …

Abstract Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the numbers of new cancer
cases and deaths that will occur in the United States and compiles the most recent data on …

BACKGROUND The American Cancer Society (ACS), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the North American Association …

Background Starting in 2018, national death certificates included a new racial classification
system that accounts for multiple-race decedents and separates Native Hawaiian and …

Purpose Despite gains in life expectancy between 1992 to 2012, large disparities in life
expectancy continue to exist in the United States between subgroups of the population. This …