These figures come from the American Cancer Society’s annual
Cancer Statistics report, one of the most widely cited medical
publications in the world. ? Each year, the American Cancer
Society estimates the numbers of new cancer cases and deaths
expected in the United States in the current year and compiles
the most recent data on cancer incidence, mortality, and
survival based on incidence data from the National Cancer
Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
and mortality data from the National Center for Health
Statistics. The data is disseminated in two reports, Cancer
Facts & Figures 2013 and its companion article, Cancer
Statistics 2013, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for
Clinicians. The American Cancer Society estimates that 15,830
Mississippi residents will be diagnosed with cancer in 2013 with
6,300 dying from the disease. The full report is available at
www.cancer.org/research/cancerfactsfigures/index. The latest
report finds that cancer death rates decreased from their peak o