Health Disparities in Cancer
Among U.S. men, for all cancers combined—
- The rate of new cancer cases is highest among black men, followed by white, Hispanic*, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native men.2
- Death rates are highest among black men, followed by white, American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic*, and Asian/Pacific Islander men.2
- The rate of new cancer cases is highest among white women, followed by black, Hispanic*, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women.2
- Death rates are highest among black women, followed by white, American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic*, and Asian/Pacific Islander women.2
What CDC Is Doing
Research
- Assessing follow-up care after prostate-specific antigen elevation in American Indian/Alaska Native men: a partnership approach.
- Racial disparities in travel time to radiotherapy facilities in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
- Cancer screening—United States, 2010.
- Factors associated with never being screened for colorectal cancer.
- Formative development of a culturally appropriate mammography screening campaign for low-income African-American women.
- Genetic variants in IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP-3, and adiponectin genes and colon cancer risk in African Americans and whites.
- Human papillomavirus vaccination practices among providers in Indian Health Service, tribal, and urban Indian health care facilities.
- Racial and ethnic differences in health status and health behavior among breast cancer survivors.
- Using intervention mapping as a participatory strategy: development of a cervical cancer screening intervention for Hispanic women.
- Vital Signs: Racial disparities in breast cancer severity—United States, 2005–2009.
CDC Programs That Help Reduce Health Disparities in Cancer
- CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program provides mammograms, Pap tests, and breast and cervical cancer treatment to low-income, medically underserved, and uninsured women through states, tribes, and territories.
- CDC’s National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program provides seed money, structure, and support for comprehensive cancer control plans in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 7 tribes, and 7 U.S. Associated Pacific Islands and territories. Many plans include strategies to reduce cancer disparities.
- CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program provides funding to 25 states and 4 tribes across the United States for five years. The program supports population-based screening efforts and provides colorectal cancer screening services to low-income men and women aged 50-64 years who are underinsured or uninsured for screening, when no other insurance is available.
- CDC funds the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network,
which works with communities and partners to find ways to increase screening for cancer and reduce health disparities related to cancer.
2U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2009 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute; 2013. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.
More Information
- Health Disparities in Cancer
- Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE)
- Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the United States (REACH U.S.)
- Cancer Statistics by Demographic
- United States Cancer Statistics
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
- National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
- National Program of Cancer Registries
- Colorectal Cancer Control Program
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