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Percentage of adults who reported ever being told by a health professional that they had any form of cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer
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Percentage of adults who reported ever being told by a health professional that they had any form of cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer
US Value: 8.3%
Top State(s): Hawaii: 6.6%
Bottom State(s): West Virginia: 10.8%
Definition: Percentage of adults who reported ever being told by a health professional that they had any form of cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer
Data Source and Years(s): CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022
Suggested Citation: America's Health Rankings analysis of CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United Health Foundation, AmericasHealthRankings.org, accessed 2024.
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States. In their Cancer Facts & Figures 2023 report, the American Cancer Society estimates there will be over 1.9 million new cancer diagnoses in 2023. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for 31% of cases. Among men, it is prostate cancer, which accounts for 29% of cases.
The most significant risk factor for cancer is aging — half of all new cancer diagnoses occur in adults ages 66 and older. Other cancer risks include cigarette and tobacco use, environmental carcinogens, genetic factors and viral and bacterial infections.
In 2015, the annual cost of cancer care in the U.S. was approximately $182.7 billion. That number is expected to rise to $246 billion by 2030 — a 34% increase. In addition, the estimated cost of lost productivity from cancer mortality was predicted to be $147.6 billion in 2020.
According to America’s Health Rankings data, the prevalence of cancer is higher among:
While there is no universal cure for cancer, rates of cancer and cancer deaths can be lowered through various means, including:
Increasing access to services for prevention, early detection and high-quality cancer treatment may help reduce racial and socioeconomic disparities in cancer deaths. Information on specific screening, counseling and prevention recommendations for cancer are available from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and The Community Guide.
Healthy People 2030 has multiple objectives related to cancer, including:
American Cancer Society. “Cancer Facts & Figures 2023.” Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society, 2023. https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/annual-cancer-facts-and-figures/2023/2023-cancer-facts-and-figures.pdf.
Bradley, Cathy J., K. Robin Yabroff, Bassam Dahman, Eric J. Feuer, Angela Mariotto, and Martin L. Brown. “Productivity Costs of Cancer Mortality in the United States: 2000–2020.” JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 100, no. 24 (December 17, 2008): 1763–70. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djn384.
Joseph, Djenaba A. “Use of Evidence-Based Interventions to Address Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening.” MMWR Supplements 65, no. 1 (2016). https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.su6501a5.
Mariotto, Angela B., Lindsey Enewold, Jingxuan Zhao, Christopher A. Zeruto, and K. Robin Yabroff. “Medical Care Costs Associated with Cancer Survivorship in the United States.” Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 29, no. 7 (July 2020): 1304–12. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-19-1534.
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