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Cancer Epidemiology
Cancer continues to be the second leading cause of death in Michigan.
Comprehensive cancer control is an approach to reduce the incidence and mortality of cancer by preventing it, detecting it early, treating it, and caring for those who are diagnosed with it. In Michigan, several programs work together to reduce the burden of cancer by:
- utilizing surveillance data;
- implementing policy, systems and environmental change;
- promoting health equity; and
- demonstrating outcomes through evaluation.
This page includes links to cancer surveillance reports, fact sheets, infographics, presentations and other data products produced by the MDHHS Chronic Disease Epidemiology Section.
For additional information on cancer-related activities and resources in Michigan, please visit the MDHHS Cancer Program website.
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Data Dashboards
Michigan Cancer Epidemiology Dashboards
thumbnail image of opening page of Michigan Female Breast Cancer DashboardFemale Breast Cancer in Michigan
This dashboard provides information about the female breast cancer burden across Michigan, as well as timely detection of female breast cancers and female breast cancer screening rates. Data are displayed in charts, tables, and/or maps and cover the years 2011 through 2022.
thumbnail image of opening page of Michigan Cervical Cancer DashboardCervical Cancer in Michigan
This dashboard provides information about the cervical cancer burden across Michigan, as well as timely detection of cervical cancers and cervical cancer screening rates. Data are displayed in charts, tables, and/or maps and cover the years 2011 through 2021.
thumbnail image of opening page of Michigan Colorectal Cancer DashboardColorectal Cancer in Michigan
This dashboard provides information about the colorectal cancer burden across Michigan, as well as timely detection of colorectal cancers and colorectal cancer screening rates. Data are displayed in charts, tables, and/or maps and cover the years 2011 through 2022.
thumbnail image of opening page of Michigan Lung Cancer DashboardLung Cancer in Michigan
This dashboard provides information about the lung cancer burden across Michigan, as well as timely detection of lung cancers and lung cancer screening rates. Data are displayed in charts, tables, and/or maps and cover the years 2011 through 2022.
thumbnail image of opening page of Michigan Prostate Cancer DashboardProstate Cancer in Michigan
This dashboard provides information about the prostate cancer burden across Michigan, as well as timely detection of prostate cancers and Michigan male residents’ discussion of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test with their providers. Data are displayed in charts, tables, and/or maps and cover the years 2011 through 2021.
thumbnail image of a page of the Michigan Cancer Atlas DashboardMichigan Cancer Atlas
This dashboard provides information about the geographic patterns of cancer rates and associated factors across the state of Michigan. Data are displayed in charts, tables and/or maps and cover the years 2016 through 2022.
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Reports
- Michigan BRFSS Surveillance Brief: Disparities in Radon Awareness and Testing Among Michigan Residents, 2020‐2021 (2023)
- Surveillance Brief: Oral Cancer Burden and Prevention in Michigan (2022)
- Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers (2022) (addendum to 2020 Cancer Survivorship Needs Report)
- Cancer Survivorship Needs Report (2020)
- Cancer Burden Report (2020)
- George M, Seaton T, Haggerty D, Webster D. Evaluating the Needs of Cancer Survivors through Focus Groups and Surveillance Data. Michigan Journal of Public Health, 2018. 9(1): 43-52.
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Fact Sheets
Site-Specific
- Ovarian Cancer in Michigan (2019)
- Melanoma in Michigan (2019)
- Liver Cancer in Michigan (2019)
Special Topics
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Presentations
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Other Sources of Cancer-Related Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cancer Statistics: Data Visualizations
- Behavioral Risk Factor Survey
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
- Disability and Health Data System
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
For more information, or to get accessibility assistance reading any of the documents on this page, please contact:
Lauren Spadafora, PhD
Cancer Epidemiologist
MDHHS Lifecourse Epidemiology and Genomics Division
e-mail: SpadaforaL@michigan.gov