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Baseline: | 179.3 cancer deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 161.4 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
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National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 50.6 lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 45.5 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
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National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 23.0 female breast cancer deaths per 100,000 females occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 20.7 deaths per 100,000 females | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
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National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 2.4 uterine cervix cancer deaths per 100,000 females occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 females | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 17.1 colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 14.5 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Projection/trend analysis | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 2.5 oropharyngeal cancer deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 24.2 prostate cancer deaths per 100,000 males occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 21.8 deaths per 100,000 males | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 2.7 melanoma cancer deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||||
Target: | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 population | ||||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 47.1 new cases of invasive colorectal cancer per 100,000 population were reported in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 40.0 new cases per 100,000 population | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Projection/trend analysis | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR), CDC/NCCDPHP; Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER), NIH/NCI; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 8.1 new cases of invasive uterine cancer per 100,000 females were reported in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 7.3 new cases per 100,000 females | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR), CDC/NCCDPHP; Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER), NIH/NCI; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 44.7 new cases of late-stage breast cancer per 100,000 females were reported in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 42.4 new cases per 100,000 females | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Projection/trend analysis | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR), CDC/NCCDPHP; Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER), NIH/NCI; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census |
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Baseline: | 43 States had central, population-based registries that captured case information on at least 95 percent of the expected number of reportable cancers in 2006 | ||||||||
Target: | 51 (50 States and the District of Columbia) | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Total coverage | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR), CDC/NCCDPHP; Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER), NIH/NCI |
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Baseline: | 65.2 percent of persons with cancer were living 5 years or longer after diagnosis in 2007 | ||||||||
Target: | 71.7 percent | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER), NIH/NCI |
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
Baseline: | 84.5 percent of females aged 21 to 65 years received a cervical cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 93.0 percent | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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Leading Health Indicators are a subset of Healthy People 2020 objectives selected to communicate high-priority health issues.
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Baseline: | 52.1 percent of adults aged 50 to 75 years received a colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 70.5 percent | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Projection/trend analysis | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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Baseline: | 73.7 percent of females aged 50 to 74 years received a breast cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 81.1 percent | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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Baseline: | 69.8 percent of females aged 50 to 74 years were counseled by their providers about mammograms in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||||
Target: | 76.8 percent | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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Baseline: | 60.2 percent of females aged 21 to 65 years were counseled by their providers about Pap tests in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
Target: | 66.2 percent |
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement |
Data Sources: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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Baseline: | 14.4 percent of men aged 40 years and over had discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to screen for prostate cancer with their health care provider in 2010 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||
Target: | 15.9 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Minimal statistical significance | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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Revision History: | This objective was revised. Read more about the revision history. |
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Baseline: | 55.8 percent of adolescents in grades 9 through 12 reported sunburn in 2015 | ||||||
Target: | Not applicable | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | This measure is being tracked for informational purposes. If warranted, a target will be set during the decade. | ||||||
Data Sources: |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCHHSTP |
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Baseline: | 37.5 percent of adults aged 18 years and over reported at least one sunburn in the past 12 months in 2010 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||
Target: | 33.8 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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Baseline: | 15.6 percent of adolescents in grades 9 through 12 reported using artificial sources of ultraviolet light for tanning in 2009 | ||||||
Target: | 14.0 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCHHSTP |
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Baseline: | 5.6 percent of adults aged 18 and over reported using artificial sources of ultraviolet light for tanning in 2010 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) | ||||||
Target: | 3.6 percent | ||||||
Target-Setting Method: | 2 percentage point improvement | ||||||
Data Sources: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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Baseline: | 9.3 percent of adolescents in grades 9 through 12 followed protective measures that may reduce the risk of skin cancer in 2009 | ||||||||
Target: | 11.2 percent | ||||||||
Target-Setting Method: | Projection/trend analysis | ||||||||
Data Sources: |
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCHHSTP |
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Baseline: | 67.0 percent of adults aged 18 years and over followed protective measures that may reduce the risk of skin cancer in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
Target: | 73.7 percent |
Target-Setting Method: | 10 percent improvement |
Data Sources: |
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS |
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