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Cancer in South Carolina : 20-Year Trends for Incidence, Mortality, and Survival
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control South Carolina Central Cancer Registry
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
South Carolina Central Cancer Registry
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Abstract
The data included in this report provided by the South Carolina Central Cancer Registry (SCCCR) summarize 20 years of population-based state cancer reporting for incidence, accompanied by mortality and relative survival for the major cancers occurring in SC, plus all cancers combined. These data provide a data-driven foundation to guide statewide cancer prevention and control efforts. The value of the SCCCR data for this purpose is that it enables the distribution of cancer occurrence to be characterized according to person, place, and time. With 20 years of high-quality data to report, a major focus of this report is on the trends over time. Disparities in the occurrence of cancer is a major concern, so breaking down the data by gender and by racial/ethnic group is a key step to track progress in addressing cancer disparities. The SCCCR data also enable cancer rates in SC to be compared with the nation as a whole. In the following description when trends are compared to the US, the time frame is 1999 – 2015 for incidence, and 1996-2015 for mortality.
Issue Date
2018-10
Keywords
Cancer--South Carolina--Statistics, Cancer--Mortality--South Carolina
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Text
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