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Highlights from 2021 Cancer Incidence with Comparisons to Previous Years
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06/13/2024
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Description:U.S. Cancer Statistics includes 1,777,566 new cases of invasive cancer occurring in 2021.
Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) produce updated U.S. Cancer Statistics data. These data are the official federal cancer statistics for the United States. U.S. Cancer Statistics provides cancer information about the U.S. population. Information about new cancer cases (incidence) comes from CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and NCI's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Information about cancer deaths comes from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
Cancer rates normally change from year to year, in part because of changes in screening test use, diagnostic practices, and treatment. In addition, declines in cancer incidence in 2020, particularly during March to May, were likely due in part to disruptions in cancer screening, diagnosis, and care caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This data brief presents rates for new cancer cases occurring in 2021, the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. For comparison, data are also presented for cases diagnosed in 2017 to 2019 (pre-pandemic) and 2020 (first year of the pandemic).
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Pages in Document:1-6
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Volume:38
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