The CDC, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, released new, interactive cancer statistics online.
The new website allows anyone to access federal cancer data by year, specific cancer type, demographics and state. The federal data is complete data, not an estimate, and consists of information reported by physicians, hospitals and labs from across the nation.
"The data visualizations make it easy for anyone to access the latest and official U.S. cancer statistics to help cancer control efforts have the greatest impact," said the CDC in a release. "Cancer care and prevention professionals, planners, advocates, journalists and policymakers are encouraged to access this new tool to view and report cancer statistics."
To access the interactive website, click here.
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