Cancer by the Numbers

Cancer Disparities: Reducing cancer disparities, defined in terms of socioeconomic status (income, health insurance status, education), geographic location, gender and race/ethnicity continues to be an overarching goal of SelfMade Health Network.

Cancer Disparities:
Reference: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

The cost of cancer care continues to increase and is expected to reach nearly $174 billion by 2020.
Reference: Mariotto AB, Yabroff KR, Shao Y, Feuer EJ, Brown ML. Projections of the Cost of Cancer Care in the U.S.: 2010-2020. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Jan.

Socioeconomically deprived or economically disadvantaged communities are disproportionately affected by exposure to environmental carcinogens, contributing to disparities in the cancer burden across the country.
Reference: American Cancer Society. Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures 2019-2020. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2019

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