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.
Colorectal Cancer in Michigan: State Capacity for Screening (2002-2003) (March 2006) www.michigancancer.org/PowerPoints/ColorectalCancerInMichigan-StateCapacityforScreening-SECAP-2006.ppt (available as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation)* As part of an assessment of the U.S. healthcare system's capacity to perform colorectal cancer screening tests and follow-up for the U.S. population aged 50 and older, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated the National Survey of Endoscopic Capacity (SECAP). From 2002 through 2005, 15 selected states worked to estimate their capacity for colorectal cancer screening and follow-up exams. This presentation includes an overview of Michigan's findings. The results of the survey will be used to identify deficits in the current medical infrastructure, as well as to provide critical baseline information for use in planning national initiatives aimed at increasing colorectal cancer screening.
Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey www.michigan.gov/brfs
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Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey is a statewide telephone survey of Michigan residents, aged 18 years and older. It is the only source of state specific, population-based estimates of the prevalence of various behaviors, medical conditions, and preventive health care practices among Michigan adults. The results of the annual survey are used by public health agencies, academic institutions, non profit organizations, and other stakeholders to develop and evaluate programs that promote the health of Michigan citizens.
The 2006 preliminary tables include estimates for the following:
health status indicators, such as health care access, activity limitations, social and emotional support, disability, and weight status;
risk behaviors, such as lack of exercise, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, drinking and driving, and seatbelt use;
clinical preventative practices, such as routine checkups, cancer screening, HIV testing, and immunizations; and
chronic conditions, such as asthma, cardiovascular health, diabetes, oral health, osteoporosis, and falls.
The Special Cancer Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (SCBRFS) is an ongoing surveillance designed to measure progress toward achieving several priorities of the Michigan Cancer Consortium. The first baseline SCBRFS was conducted in 2001-2002. The SCBRFS was repeated in 2004 and again in 2006. Results from subsequent surveys can be compared against this baseline data in order to evaluate the progress in cancer-related behaviors and knowledge within the Michigan adult population. The Michigan Department of Community Health Cancer Prevention and Control Section provided the funding for conducting the SCBRFS. The survey was designed and coordinated by evaluation staff at the Michigan Public Health Institute, and data collection was performed by the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University in East Lansing.
Michigan 2006 Palliative Care Census Project (December 2006)
This project was conducted in support of the End-of-Life Care Strategic Plan developed by the Michigan Cancer Consortium, specifically the objective to increase access to palliative services throughout Michigan. Its purpose was to assess the availability and scope of palliative care services in Michigan hospitals, given the need to prevent and reduce avoidable suffering during the last phase of life for persons with cancer and other advanced chronic illness.
Note: The following project materials are available as Adobe Acrobat PDF files:**
Michigan 2007 Quick Palliative Care Survey Results (October 2007)
This project gathered information from hospital-based palliative care teams regarding: 1) barriers to optimal palliative care, and 2) sources of referral. Twenty of the 24 active programs that responded to the Michigan 2006 Palliative Care Census responded to a two-item follow-up survey they were sent. Results showed that barriers to optimal palliative care are commonly experienced by the majority of programs regardless of size of facility, tenure of program, number of patients served, or composition of the palliative care team. Physician resistance to palliative services and patient/family lack of awareness of prognosis were the top two barriers reported in most settings.
Michigan Rural Health Profile: A Report on the Health Trends and Resources of Rural Michigan, 1990 - 2005(available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)* www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch/MichiganRuralHealthProfile-2008-0801_243955_7.pdf
This report features: 1) state characteristics (geographic, demographic, and socio-economic characteristics throughout Michigan); 2) health status (uses indicators identified in the Critical Health Indicators Report, but includes additional data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural areas); 3) health resources (health facility and manpower statistics of rural Michigan); and 4) definition of "rural" (explains the several different definitions of "rural" from the federal government, including the Office of Management and Budget definition of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Rural Areas, which are used in this report).
CDC — Cervical Cancer Detection Rates by Race and Ethnicity (Adobe Acrobat PDF file)*
The CDC developed the first race- and ethnic-specific rates of cervical cancer detection from its national screening program for low-income, uninsured women and published them in the January 2001 issue of Cancer Causes and Control.
CDC — 1999 - 2005 United States Cancer Statistics: Incidence and Mortality Data www.cdc.gov/uscs
The 1999-2005 United States Cancer Statistics: Incidence and Mortality Web-based report marks the seventh time that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute have jointly produced official federal cancer incidence statistics for each state having high-quality cancer data. The report is produced in collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.
CDC — Smoking and Tobacco Use Data and Statistics www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/index.htm
This site is a portal to data and other information from various sources, such as CDC surveillance systems, journal articles, and reports. Selections include: Surgeon General's Reports; state data; surveys; tables, charts, and graphs; information by topic; fact sheets; and Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports.
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2005, Featuring Trends in Lung Cancer, Tobacco Use, and Tobacco Control http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/djn389v1
(Published in the Dec. 2, 2008 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute) The study is conducted annually in collaboration with scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.
Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) http://hints.cancer.gov/
The National Cancer Institute fielded the first Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) in 2002-2003; subsequent surveys followed in 2005 and 2007. HINTS routinely
collects nationally representative data about the American public's use of cancer-related information. The survey: provides updates on changing patterns, needs, and information opportunities in health; identifies changing communications trends and practices; assesses cancer information access and usage; provides information about how cancer risks are perceived; and offers a testbed to researchers to test new theories in health communication.
HINTS Briefs http://hints.cancer.gov/briefs.jsp HINTS Briefs provide a snapshot of noteworthy, data-driven research findings from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). The Briefs introduce population-level estimates for specific questions in the survey and summarize significant research findings that are a result of analyzing how age, race and gender influence specific outcomes. Many Briefs summarize research findings from recent peer-reviewed journal articles that use HINTS data.
U.S. Census Bureau: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates www.census.gov/hhes/www/sahie/data/index.html
This data set provides estimates of the low-income, uninsured populations at both the state and county level; which are being made available for the first time.
International Cancer Council (ICC): From Awareness to Action: A Renewed Call to Eliminate the Unequal Burden of Cancer(available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file)* http://icc-caucus.org/ICC_Caucus_Action_Plan.pdf
To help determine why ethnic minority and poor populations do not share equally in the improvements in cancer survival now enjoyed by other Americans and what can be done to reduce the unequal burden of cancer, the ICC Caucus compiled the most up-to-date information about disparities in cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality among the nation’s minorities and the medically underserved. Based upon this assessment, the ICC issued this report as a nationwide call to action.
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