• The Cancer Burden in Michigan: Selected Statistics — 1991-2009
  This September 2009 revised report was developed by the Michigan Public Health Institute Cancer Epidemiology and Evaluation Cancer staff in support of the Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and the Michigan Cancer Consortium. It describes the cancer burden in Michigan in terms of morbidity and mortality and the human costs associated with cancer to the extent to which data are available at this time. Six cancer sites are presented: breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, and ovarian.

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• Cervical Cancer Awareness Month resources (Cervical Cancer Awareness Month is observed in January)

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• Michigan Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program

  • Learn about the Michigan BCCCP

  • Visit the program's Web site at www.michigancancer.org/bcccp

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• Report on the Cervical Pap Notification Pilot Project (published September 2006) (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)*

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• Human Papillomavirus (HPV): The Virus and and the Vaccine (Michigan Department of Community Health fact sheet; January 2007) (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)*

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• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Costs and Financing (Michigan Department of Community Health fact sheet; January 2007) (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)*

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• "HPV Vaccine Questions and Answers" (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet; August 2006)
  www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/STDFact-HPV-vaccine.htm

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• "HPV Vaccine — What You Need to Know" (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet; September 2006)
  
  English version (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)*
  www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-hpv.pdf
  
  Spanish version (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)* www.immunize.org/vis/sp_hpv.pdf

  Note: This Vaccine Information Statement eventually will be available in as many as 37 languages. As they become available, versions will be posted on the Immunization Action Coalition Web site at www.immunize.org/vis/#hpv.

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• National Cancer Institute — "Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle" Web Site
  http://understandingrisk.cancer.gov
  This site offers a reliable source for individuals and healthcare providers who are seeking: risk information for six common cancer types (breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, and skin); steps to reduce an individual's risk; tips for understanding cancer news stories; and tools an individual can use with his/her provider to manage his/her cancer risk.

*Please Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open, view and print this file once it has been downloaded. If you need a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, please click here.

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last updated: 09/23/09