Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases in which abnormal cells in the body grow out of control. Cancer is not just one disease but many different diseases, with more than 100 different types. Cancer is one of the most common chronic diseases in United States, second only to heart disease as the leading cause of death.
Cancer Indicators Available on the Tracking Network
These indicators provide cancer surveillance data. Cancer surveillance is the most well-established and extensive disease surveillance
network in the United States. Centralized cancer registries in the United States conduct population-based surveillance of cancer incidence
and mortality. Cancer-incidence data are collected by state health departments, which are funded by the National Program of Cancer Registries
and the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program. Cancer-mortality data are published by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Childhood Cancer Indicators Available on the Tracking Network