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In November 2003, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson released US Cancer Statistics: 2000 Incidence, the most comprehensive federal report available on state-specific cancer incidence rates. For the first time, this report includes information on Asians/Pacific Islanders as well as a new section on childhood cancers. US Cancer Statistics: 2000 Incidence also shows prostate cancer is the leading cancer overall in men in the United States and breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in US women.
The latest report marks the second time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute, in collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, have combined data to produce official federal statistics on cancer incidence.
To view the entire press release and Q&A; related to the press release, please visit the CDC Web site.
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