Cancer Incidence - Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer
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Incidence of Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer by County, New Mexico, 2016-2020
Incidence of Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer by County, Children <15 Years, New Mexico, 2016-2020
Incidence of Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer by County, Children <20 Years, New Mexico, 2016-2020
Why Is This Important?
Cancers of the brain and central nervous system (CNS) account for 1.3% of new cancer cases and 3% of all cancer deaths in the U.S. This equates to 25,050 cases and 18,280 deaths. The five-year survival rate is almost 33%. Brain and spinal cancers are the second-most-common form of childhood cancer, accounting for 16% of cancer cases in children and adolescents. The causes of brain and CNS cancer are not well understood but appear to involve a combination of hereditary and environmental factors. Excess ionizing radiation exposure to the head is a known cause, although this accounts for very few cases.
Definition
Brain and Central Nervous System (CNS) cancer incidence refers to the number of persons newly diagnosed with brain and CNS cancers within a specified time period and age group. Measures include 1) the number of newly diagnosed brain and CNS cancer cases; and 2) age-adjusted brain and CNS incidence rates (adjusted by the direct method to the 2000 US standard population). All rates are expressed per 100,000 persons.
Data Sources
- New Mexico Population Estimates: University of New Mexico, Geospatial and Population Studies (GPS) Program.
(http://gps.unm.edu/) - New Mexico Tumor Registry
(https://nmtrweb.unm.edu/) - Cancer Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
(http://www.seer.cancer.gov)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | The number of brain and CNS cancer cases newly diagnosed in New Mexico residents within a specified time period and age group. The data are based on the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program incidence site recodes for brain and CNS cancer: 31010 to 31040. http://seer.cancer.gov/siterecode/ |
| Denominator: | The estimated population of New Mexico residents within a specified time period and age group. |
How Are We Doing?
Between 2016 and 2020, New Mexico has averaged about 130 new cases of brain and CNS cancer per year, with 12 of these annual cases occurring in children under the age of 20. These rates have remained relatively stable in New Mexico in recent decades.
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
New Mexico has a lower rate of brain and CNS cancer than the US overall. Nationally, non-Hispanic Whites had the highest rate of new cases of brain and CNS cancer, with a rate of 8.8 per 100,000. In New Mexico, non-Hispanic Whitest also had the highest rate of new cases at 7.1 per 100,000.
Evidence-based Practices
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/cancer/evidence-based-resources
Other Objectives
CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking, Nationally Consistent Data and Measures (EPHT NCDM)
More Resources
SEER Cancer Stat Facts: Brain and Other Nervous System Cancer. National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/brain.html SEER Cancer Stat Facts: Childhood Brain and Other Nervous System Cancer. National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/childbrain.html
Health Program Information
https://nmtracking.doh.nm.gov/health/cancer/CancerConcernsWorkgroup.html