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Colorado Cancer Information and Fact Sheets
- In Colorado, the cumulative lifetime risk of cancer is 1 in 2 for
males and 1 in 3 for females.
- Colorado 1995-99 cancer incidence rates were 4-6 % lower than U.S.
rates mostly due to lower rates of lung and colorectal cancer.
- For the decade of the 1990's among males, every race group in this
report had a drop in incidence rates of 2-4 % per year due to
decreases in lung and prostate cancer incidence.
- Colorado cancer mortality rates for blacks during 1995 to 2000 were
6-42% higher than rates for non-Hispanic whites.
- Colorado 1995-99 cancer mortality rates were 10-22% lower than Us
rates and generally
- For the decade of the 1990s, every race/gender group had a drop in
cancer death rates of 1-2% per year except black males, who stayed
level.
Source: Cancer in Colorado 1990-2000
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to the public. If you would like to request any material on cancer,
please contact Jessica Hubbard at 303-692-2533.
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