Mississippi Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
CANCER HEALTH SNAPSHOT
CANCER DIAGNOSIS
The national average for cancer diagnosis per 100,000 people is 444 versus 470 in Mississippi, making it 6% higher than the average.
CANCER MORTALITY
The national average for cancer mortality per 100,000 people is 146, versus 180 in Mississippi, making it 23% higher than the average.
CANCER TYPES
Between 2017 and 2021, lung/bronchus cancers were responsible for 8,979 deaths, followed by colorectal cancer 3,157 deaths, female breast cancer 2,319 deaths, and prostate cancer 1,812 deaths.
CANCER BY RACE
African Americans had a 13% higher rate of cancer mortality than Whites
(196 per 100,000 African Americans compared to 174 per 100,000 Whites)
CANCER BY GEOGRAPHY
The mortality rate of all types of cancers in the Delta Regional Coalition was 17% higher than in the Central Coalition Region.
(Mortality: 200 versus 171 per 100,000 deaths).
Mississippi Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
The Mississippi Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (part of the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program) is a collaborative program in which communities and partner organizations combine resources to reduce the burden of cancer.
The program collects data to determine the greatest cancer-related needs in our state to develop and carry out cancer plans to meet those specific needs. Program activities include:
- Encourage people to live a healthy lifestyle to reduce cancer risk
- Promote cancer screening tests to find cancer earlier
- Increase access to quality cancer care
- Increase the number of people who survive cancer
Through these activities, the Mississippi Comprehensive Cancer Control Program seeks to:
- Pass meaningful legislation in our state that helps prevent cancer while promoting better access to medical care for detection and treatment.
- Educate the public on the importance of early cancer detection.
- Work with businesses and industries to adopt smoke-free business policies and provide resources to help employees quit smoking.
- Ensure adequate patient support services are available and accessible for cancer patients and their families.
- Institute more effective health education policies in schools.
MSDH & Health Equity Office – Churches that received grants to build health programs and their activities.
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