UNDERSTANDING<\/strong> THE THREAT<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n- Arizona recorded about 37,490 new cases of cancer and 12,470 cancer deaths in 2019<\/li>\n
- An estimated 1.8 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed nationwide in 2020<\/li>\n
- The five most prevalent types of cancer in Arizona are:\n
\n- Breast<\/li>\n
- Lung and bronchus<\/li>\n
- Colorectum<\/li>\n
- Prostate<\/li>\n
- Melanoma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Cancer is the second-leading cause of death among Native American populations\n
\n- Native American communities are more likely to be diagnosed with less common cancers such as:\n
\n- Kidney<\/li>\n
- Stomach<\/li>\n
- Liver<\/li>\n
- Gallbladder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Native Americans have the highest kidney cancer incidence and death rates of any population in the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- People with a lower socioeconomic status have higher cancer death rates, regardless of other demographic factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t
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- Arizona recorded about 37,490 new cases of cancer and 12,470 cancer deaths in 2019<\/li>\n
- An estimated 1.8 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed nationwide in 2020<\/li>\n
- The five most prevalent types of cancer in Arizona are:\n
- \n
- Breast<\/li>\n
- Lung and bronchus<\/li>\n
- Colorectum<\/li>\n
- Prostate<\/li>\n
- Melanoma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Cancer is the second-leading cause of death among Native American populations\n
- \n
- Native American communities are more likely to be diagnosed with less common cancers such as:\n
- \n
- Kidney<\/li>\n
- Stomach<\/li>\n
- Liver<\/li>\n
- Gallbladder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Native Americans have the highest kidney cancer incidence and death rates of any population in the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- People with a lower socioeconomic status have higher cancer death rates, regardless of other demographic factors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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- Native American communities are more likely to be diagnosed with less common cancers such as:\n