How are infection-related cancers being addressed in U.S. Hispanic populations?
Public health interventions that may reduce infection-related cancers among U.S. Hispanic populations include immunization against hepatitis B and the most common oncogenic strains of HPV, screening and counseling for hepatitis B and C, and screening for cervical cancer. How to Read This Report 18. How are cancer incidence and death rates presented? Cancer incidence rates and death rates are measured as the number of cases or deaths per 100,000 people per year and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. When a cancer affects only one gender — for example, prostate cancer — then the number is per 100,000 persons of that gender. The numbers are age-adjusted, which allows for comparison of rates from different populations with varying age composition over time and regions. 19. What is an annual percent change or APC? The annual percent change (APC) is the average rate of change in a cancer rate per year in a given time frame (i.e., how fast or slowly a cancer rate has inc
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