Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan for Michigan, 2009-2015 Goals (2009 - 2015): Prostate Cancer
Goal: Make available prostate cancer symptom management materials for providers, survivors and families.
Data Prostate cancer has been the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Michigan since the late 1980s, and it was the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Michigan men in 2006.1
During 2005, 7,568 Michigan men were newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 899 Michigan men died of the disease in 2006.1
Since the early 1990s, the incidence of prostate cancer in Michigan has declined, but it still exceeds the national incidence rates.1,2 Michigan ranks 35th in the nation in prostate cancer deaths, with 16 states having lower rates.2
In Michigan, 78.9 percent of prostate cancer cases diagnosed during 2005 were found at a local stage.1
Approximately 98.9 percent of men with prostate cancer live at least five years.2 Survival from prostate cancer is greatest if the cancer is detected before it has spread outside the prostate.3
Currently, there are more than 71,000 prostate cancer survivors in Michigan.1
Prostate Cancer Health Disparities Data
The older a man is, the greater his risk for getting prostate cancer.1
African American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer.1
African American men are more likely than Caucasian men to die of the disease.2
Prostate cancer is less common among Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American men.4
4 American Cancer Society. Available online at www.cancer.org.
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