Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States
The highest concentration of breast cancer in the United States is found in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sonoma County women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.
Sonoma County women will die of breast cancer this year.
of the 10 million Americans over age 50 have osteoporosis, of which 80% are women.
Rates are shown as the number of new cases or deaths per 100,000 persons. All rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 United States Standard Population.
*County rate is statistically significantly different from the Statewide rate (p<0.05).
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Rates are shown as the number of new cases or deaths per 100,000 persons. All rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 United States Standard Population.
*County rate is statistically significantly different from the Statewide rate (p<0.05).
Dear Californians,
This is the second Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan issued by California Dialogue on Cancer (CDOC), a coalition of cancer control stakeholders from across the state. The goals of CDOC are to reduce cancer suffering and mortalit in California. This plan sets forth strategies that will help to accomplish these goals. CDOC’s first plan, published in 2004, helped guide California’s efforts to reduce the burden of cancer through 2010. During this period, cancer mortality and incidence rates steadily decreased; however, cancer continues to be a major health threat. Cancer, second only to heart disease as the cause of death of Californians, has touched all of our lives. Approximately every four minutes, a Californian will be diagnosed with cancer, and every ten minutes, a Californian will die of cancer. Thus, we must not relax our efforts to combat this terrible scourge.
This plan summarizes current data on the most common cancers we encounter in California. Cancer control stakeholders should use the objectives and strategies outlined in this plan to guide their efforts in reducing cancer incidence and mortality in the people they serve. In addition, this plan contains screening and lifestyle recommendations everyone can follow to reduce the risk of selected cancers.
Many experts throughout the state gave generously of their time and knowledge to develop this plan. Their cooperative efforts serve as a model of the kind of collaboration needed to accomplish our goals. I would like to thank the contributors listed on the following pages for their creative time, effort, and expertise.
Sincerely,
Daniel S. Anderson MD, FACP – Chairman, Excutive Committee