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Lung Cancer in Colorado

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The Lung Cancer Data - Who it affects?     Incidence - A cancer incidence rate is the number of new cancers of a specific site/type occurring in a specified population during a year, usually expressed as the number of cancers per…

Lung Cancer and the Colorado Cancer Plan

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Lung Cancer the Colorado Cancer Plan www.coloradocancerplan.org   1.1 Strategies: Establish, promote and enforce laws prohibiting the sale and restricting the marketing of tobacco products to minors, including increasing…

Breast Cancer in Colorado

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The Breast Cancer Data - Who it affects?     Incidence - A cancer incidence rate is the number of new cancers of a specific site/type occurring in a specified population during a year, usually expressed as the number of cancers per…

Ovarian Cancer in Colorado

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The Ovarian Cancer Data - Who it affects?  Incidence - A cancer incidence rate is the number of new cancers of a specific site/type occurring in a specified population during a year, usually expressed as the number of cancers per 100,000…

Breast Cancer Screening Disparities

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Disparities are seen in breast cancer screening rates by poverty level, geography, and insurance type. The Colorado Cancer Plan has prioritized the following goals to help decrease these disparities: - Increase the number of women age 50+…

Breast Cancer Screening is a Priority in Colorado

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The Colorado Cancer Plan outlines cancer screening as a high priority for the state. Stakeholders across the state are working to improve the screening rates in women 50+ from 72.4% to 81.1% by 2020. And in women 40-49 from 57.6% to 63.4%. Strategies: …