Disparities in cancer care: Challenges and opportunities facing the United States of America

摘要

Each year, the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes estimates of new cancer cases and deaths for different racial and ethnic populations living in America. These data are generated from several sources on cancer incidence, mortality, survival, and screening prevalence: the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control, National Cancer Institute and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program. Cancer centres and State Health Departments throughout the USA submit their cancer statistics to the SEER program registry. The tumour registries conduct follow-up on cancer patients and submit their data to each state, which, in turn, submit to the SEER program.