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General Cancer
General Cancer
Normally, human cells grow and divide, making new cells to replace old or damaged ones. Sometimes changes in a cell’s DNA can cause cancer. Some changes might happen randomly, while others may be from lifestyle choices, environmental factors or viruses and infections. Other changes may be inherited from our parents.
Cancer causes new cells to grow abnormally. These extra cells divide and multiply, invading other tissues. There are many types of cancer. Not all cancers multiply at the same pace. Some types of cancer are considered slow-growing and less aggressive. Some types are fast-growing, spreading rapidly to other parts of the body. Current research is looking into cancer cell behavior and therapies that can help fight cancer. Visit the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Cancer Section to learn more about cancer.
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Cancer is a leading cause of death in Michigan, second only to heart disease.In the United States, it is estimated that one of every three people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Cancer data for specific cancer types are available on the MiTracking Data Portal.
More cancer data can be found at Michigan Cancer Statistics.
MiTracking Cancer Indicators
Data for the following cancer types are available on MiTracking:
- Acute myeloid leukemia.
- Bladder.
- Brain and central nervous system.
- Breast (female only).
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- Kidney and renal pelvis.
- Leukemia.
- Liver and intrahepatic bile duct.
- Lung and bronchus.
- Melanoma of the skin.
- Mesothelioma.
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
- Thyroid.
Find Out More
- About These Data (found on the data portal after a query search).
- Metadata (technical information about the content, quality and context of the data).
Cancer Investigation Program
Contact Katie Patterson at PattersonK9@michigan.gov of the Cancer Investigation program for concerns about cancer in your community or dataset information.
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