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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / November 2004Prostate, breast cancers most common U.S. cancers by gender
Prostate cancer is the leading cancer among men, breast cancer the most common cancer among women, and lung cancer the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the latest U.S. statistics on cancer released Nov. 19. The third annual report includes information on more than one million cancer cases diagnosed in 2001 among residents of 43 states, six metropolitan areas and the District of Columbia. For the first time, it also includes death rates and a section on two rare cancers, mesothelioma and Kaposi’s sarcoma. The race and ethnicity categories also were expanded this year to include statistics for Hispanics/Latinos. “Breaking out data by racial and ethnic populations, we have a broader and more accurate view of our nation’s cancer problem, how it affects our diverse population and can intervene to combat this disease,” said HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson. knowledge is power - growing old is mandatory - growing wise is optional "Many more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Growing old is invariably fatal. Prostate cancer is only sometimes so." http://community.webtv.net/PALMER_ENT/doc I wonder what these reports are good for and whether the expenditure is worth the value . Certainly not for diagnosis. Does anyone use them to determine where funds are spent?  SignatureProstate Cancer Survivor (so far), not a doctor PSA 16 10/17/2000 @ 46 Biopsy 11/01/2000 G7 (3+4), T2c RRP 12/15/2000 G7 (3+4), T3bN0M0 PSA .1 .1 .1 .27 .37 .75 EBRT 05-07/2002 @ 47 PSA .34 .22 .15 .21 .32 Lupron (1 mo) 07/21/2003 @ 48 PSA .07 .05 .06 Lupron (3 mo) 8/03 (48), 12/03, 4/04 (49), 09/04 (50) non Illegitimi carborundum Prostate cancer is the leading cancer among men, breast cancer the most common cancer among women, and lung cancer the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the latest U.S. statistics on cancer released Nov. 19. The third annual report includes information on more than one million cancer cases diagnosed in 2001 among residents of 43 states, six metropolitan areas and the District of Columbia. For the first time, it also includes death rates and a section on two rare cancers, mesothelioma and Kaposi’s sarcoma. The race and ethnicity categories also were expanded this year to include statistics for Hispanics/Latinos. “Breaking out data by racial and ethnic populations, we have a broader and more accurate view of our nation’s cancer problem, how it affects our diverse population and can intervene to combat this disease,” said HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson. knowledge is power - growing old is mandatory - growing wise is optional "Many more men die with prostate cancer than of it. Growing old is invariably fatal. Prostate cancer is only sometimes so." http://community.webtv.net/PALMER_ENT/doc > I wonder what these reports are good for and whether the expenditure is > worth the value . Certainly not for diagnosis. Does anyone use them to > determine where funds are spent? In order to treat disease, you have to understand it. The first step in understanding these things is good statistics. And that is true whether or not you can make a direct relation between the statistics and practical applications. Also, I think you are wrong about such statistics being useful in diagnosis. In treating different cancers, a physician must know how likely it is a patient presenting with certain symptoms has that cancer. If prostate cancer were extreemely rare, it wouldn't make sense to consider it if other things were much more likely. In addition, knowing that prostate cancer is more common in certain populations lets doctors decide among other things when to begin screening. Finally, following trends in time, helps doctors determine how well what they are doing is working. |
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