martes, 5 de julio de 2011

CDC Vital Signs - Colorectal Cancer


Rates of new cases and deaths from colorectal cancer are decreasing and more adults are being screened, according to the new report Vital Signs: Colorectal Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Mortality – United States, 2002–2010 released today. The report presents current data on colorectal cancer screening, incidence, and mortality; highlights prevention through the use of effective screening tests; and emphasizes what can be done to increase the number of adults who are screened.

The study used 2002–2010 data from the state-level Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to determine the number of people aged 50–75 years who were screened for colorectal cancer. Findings indicate that colorectal cancer screening increased from 52 percent in 2002 to 65 percent in 2010. Still, one in three adults has not had potentially lifesaving colorectal cancer screening tests.

Significant highlights include—

* The rate of new cases of colorectal cancer fell from 52.3 per 100,000 in 2003 to 45.4 per 100,000 in 2007, representing nearly 66,000 fewer cancers. The colorectal cancer death rate fell from 19.0 per 100,000 in 2003 to 16.7 per 100,000 in 2007, representing nearly 32,000 fewer deaths.
* The estimated direct medical cost of colorectal cancer care was $14 billion in 2010.
* Most states had decreases in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality consistent with improvements in screening. Generally, colorectal cancer incidence and mortality were higher in the Midwest and South.
* North Dakota reported the highest colorectal cancer incidence rate (56.9 per 100,000), while Utah reported the lowest (34.3 per 100,000).
* Washington, DC reported the highest colorectal cancer death rate (21.1 per 100,000), while Colorado and Montana reported the lowest (14.1 per 100,000).

About CDC Vital Signs

Vital Signs is a CDC report that appears on the first Tuesday of the month as part of the CDC journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, or MMWR. The report provides the latest data and information on key health indicators. These are cancer prevention, obesity, tobacco use, alcohol use, HIV/AIDS, motor vehicle passenger safety, health care-associated infections, cardiovascular health, teen pregnancy, asthma, and food safety.

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