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Cancer Trends Progress Report – 2011/2012 Update

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Introduction
Trends-at-a-Glance
Summary Tables
Prevention
Early Detection
Diagnosis
Treatment
Life After Cancer
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Trends-at-a-Glance

The Trends-at-a-Glance offers an overview of trend direction measure by measure. Trends noted as stable or NSC (non-significant change) are not changing significantly. The difference between "stable" and "NSC" is based on statistical computations described in the Methodology for Characterizing Trends appendix.

The table below provides a snapshot of recent trends (as characterized by the Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC)) for measures included in this report. A light green background indicates that the recent trend is moving in the desired direction. A light red background indicates that the recent trend is not moving in the desired direction. There is no background color for trends that are stable or show a non-significant change in direction. The column labeled “Recent trend time period” shows the dates associated with each trend. These dates depend upon the recency of available data.

Click on any Trend in the "Recent Trend" column to read more about the measure. For a more complete summary of the measures, including their progress compared with the Healthy People 2020 target (where one exists), see the Summary Tables by topic.

Measure
Desired
Direction
Recent Trend*
Recent Trend Time Period
PREVENTION      
Age at smoking initiation
Rising
2006-2010
Youth smoking
Falling
2005-2009
Adult smoking
Falling
2006-2010
• Non-Hispanic whites
Falling
2006-2010
• Non-Hispanic blacks
Falling
2006-2010
• Hispanic
Falling
2006-2010
Quitting smoking
Rising
2006-2010
• Non-Hispanic whites
Rising
2006-2010
• Non-Hispanic blacks
Rising
2006-2010
• Hispanic
Rising
2006-2010
Doctor advice to quit smoking
Rising
2002-2010
Dentist advice to quit smoking
Rising
2002-2010
Medicaid coverage of tobacco dependence tratments
Rising
2006-2010
Fruit and vegetable consumption
Rising
2000-2004
Red meat consumption
Falling
2000-2004
Fat consumption
Falling
2004-2008
Alcohol consumption
Falling
2006-2009
No leisure-time physical activity
Falling
2006-2010
• Non-Hispanic whites
Falling
2006-2010
• Non-Hispanic blacks
Falling
2006-2010
• Hispanic
Falling
2006-2010
Weight (both sexes)      
• Healthy weight
Rising
2006-2010
• Overweight
Falling
2006-2010
• Obese
Falling
2006-2010
Sun protection
Rising
2005-2010
Secondhand smoke  
 
 
• Environmental tobacco smoke
Falling
2004-2008
• Smoke-free work environment
Rising
2003-2010
• Smoke-free indoor air laws
Rising
2007-2011
Pesticide levels in the blood
Falling
N/A
Dioxin levels in the human body
Falling
N/A
Tobacco company marketing expenditures
Falling
2004-2008
EARLY DETECTION      
Breast cancer screening
Rising
2005-2010
Cervical cancer screening
Rising
2005-2010
Colorectal cancer screening  
 
 
• Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)
Rising
2005-2010
• Endoscopy
Rising
2005-2010
• Colorectal test use
Rising
2005-2010
DIAGNOSIS      
Incidence  
 
 
• All cancers
Falling
2004-2008
• Race/ethnicity      
• White
Falling
2004-2008
• Black
Falling
2004-2008
• Hispanics
Falling
2004-2008
• American Indian/Alaskan Natives
Falling
2004-2008
• Asian/Pacific Islanders
Falling
2004-2008
• Most common cancers  
 
 
• Breast (female)
Falling
2004-2008
• Colon and rectum (female)
Falling
2004-2008
• Colon and rectum (male)
Falling
2004-2008
• Lung and bronchus (female)
Falling
2004-2008
• Lung and bronchus (male)
Falling
2004-2008
• Prostate
Falling
2004-2008
• Cancers whose incidence rate is increasing by 1 percent or more per year      
• Kidney and renal pelvis
Falling
2004-2008
• Liver and intrahepatic bile duct
Falling
2004-2008
• Melanoma of the skin
Falling
2004-2008
• Pancreas
Falling
2004-2008
• Thyroid
Falling
2004-2008
• Cancers whose incidence rate is increasing by less than 1 percent per year      
• Childhood
Falling
2004-2008
• Esophagus
Falling
2004-2008
• Leukemia
Falling
2004-2008
• Myeloma
Falling
2004-2008
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Falling
2004-2008
• Testis
Falling
2004-2008
• Cancers whose incidence rate is decreasing      
• Brain and other nervous system
Falling
2004-2008
• Cervix Uteri
Falling
2004-2008
• Larynx
Falling
2004-2008
• Ovary
Falling
2004-2008
• Stomach
Falling
2004-2008
Stage at diagnosis  
 
 
• Breast - late stage (female)
Falling
2004-2008
• Cervix
Falling
2004-2008
• Colon
Falling
2004-2008
• Prostate
Falling
2004-2008
• Rectum
Falling
2004-2008
TREATMENT      
Bladder cancer
Rising
1995-2003
Breast cancer treatment  
 
 
• Mastectomy
Falling
2004-2008
• No surgery
Rising
2004-2008
• BCS with radiation
Rising
2004-2008
• BCS without radiation
Rising
2004-2008
• Multiagent chemotherapy
Rising
2001-2005
Colorectal cancer treatment
Rising
2001-2005
Kidney cancer treatment
Rising
2004-2008
Lung cancer treatment
Rising
2004-2008
Ovarian cancer treatment
Rising
1996-2002
Prostate cancer treatment
Rising
1998-2002
LIFE AFTER CANCER      
Survival  
 
 
• All cancers
Rising
1999-2003
• Breast (female)
Rising
1999-2003
• Colon and rectum
Rising
1999-2003
• Lung and bronchus
Rising
1999-2003
• Prostate
Rising
1999-2003
Costs of cancer care Falling N/A
Cancer survivors and smoking
Falling
2006-2010
END OF LIFE (Mortality)      
All cancers
Falling
2004-2008
Most common cancers  
 
 
• Breast (female)
Falling
2004-2008
• Colon and rectum (female)
Falling
2004-2008
• Colon and rectum (male)
Falling
2004-2008
• Lung and bronchus (female)
Falling
2004-2008
• Lung and bronchus (male)
Falling
2004-2008
• Prostate
Falling
2004-2008
Race/ethnicity  
 
 
• White
Falling
2004-2008
• Black
Falling
2004-2008
• Hispanic
Falling
2004-2008
• American Indian/Alaskan Natives
Falling
2004-2008
• Asian/Pacific Islander
Falling
2004-2008
Cancers whose mortality rate is increasing      
• Corpus and uterus (NOS)
Falling
2004-2008
• Liver and intrahepatice bile duct
Falling
2004-2008
• Pancreas
Falling
2004-2008
Cancers whose mortality rate is decreasing      
• Brain and other nervous system
Falling
2004-2008
• Leukemia
Falling
2004-2008
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Falling
2004-2008
• Ovary
Falling
2004-2008
• Stomach
Falling
2004-2008
• Urinary bladder
Falling
2004-2008

* Summary trend (generally 5 most recent years) as characterized by the Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC).

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