May 30, 2019 11:16 AM

Recinda Sherman

On behalf of NAACCR and our co-authors from ACS, CDC, and NCI, we are pleased to announce the release of the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer represents a collaborative effort from senior researchers at ACS, CDC, NAACCR, and NCI to produce current and comprehensive trends in cancer incidence and mortality. Our 21st Report was spearheaded by NAACCR and is current available as an on-line pre-publication copy

The purpose of this report is to produce the most up-to-date and comprehensive trends in cancer incidence and mortality. Each year we also focus on a special topic. This year our topic is cancer among young adults aged 20-49 and describes the patterns seen in this age-group. A main difference in cancer in this age-group is that the burden is much higher for women than men. This is driven by cancers traditionally higher among women (breast, melanoma, and thyroid), female-specific cancers (uterine, cervical, and ovarian), and higher rates of lung and non-malignant brain and CNS tumors among younger women than men. Additionally, incidence rates of in situ breast cancer among women and non-malignant brain tumors among women and men are quite substantial, 20.2, 17.6, and 9.5 per 100,ooo respectively.

For more information, and to access the paper and the Press Release, please go our website at: https://www.naaccr.org/annual-report-to-the-nation-overall-cancer-mortality-continues-to-decline/

Additional materials, including infographics and suggested tweets are also available through NCI here microsite.

For our NAACCR Community, we will be presenting a NAACCR Talk Annual Report to the Nation with a Special Feature on Cancer in Adults Aged 20-49

June 29, 2019 at 2:00 pm EST.

Registration for this presentation is free: naaccr.zoom.us/webinar/register/...

Recinda Sherman, PhD, CTR

Program Manager, Data Use & Research

Join us in Vancouver! June 8 - 13th, 2019

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries

Website: www.naaccr.org

Phone: (217) 698-0800 ext. 6

Address: 2050 W. Iles, Suite A, Springfield, IL 62704-4194