The Center for Health Statistics conducts surveillance of cancer among Vermonters and creates data products to assist in making data driven decisions for cancer prevention and control.
Cancer is a group of more than 100 diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Different types of cancers have different causes, and different rates of occurrence and survival. Therefore, different types of cancers in a community or workplace do not necessarily have the same cause.
Cancer develops gradually as a result of a complex mix of factors related to lifestyle choices, environment and genetics. Environmental agents are estimated to account for roughly four percent of cancer cases. Nearly two-thirds of cancer deaths in the U.S. can be linked to tobacco use, poor diet, obesity, and lack of exercise.
A risk factor is a condition, an activity, or an exposure that increases a person’s chance of developing cancer. Different kinds of cancers have different risk factors. However, people with known risk factors may never develop cancer, and many people who develop cancer have none of the known risk factors. The exact causes of many cancers are unknown, and research continues to examine how and why normal cellular growth becomes uncontrolled.
Cancer is, unfortunately, very common. Roughly four out of ten men and women will develop cancer in their lifetime. Anyone can develop cancer; however, the risk of being diagnosed with cancer increases with age and most cancers occur in adults who are middle age or older.
If you have any questions about cancer or cancer data, please contact Jennifer Kachajian at jennifer.kachajian@vermont.gov.
Chronic disease is the health challenge of the 21st century. Many chronic diseases, including cancer, are preventable. Cancer is one of the 4 diseases resulting from the 3 behaviors, which results in over 50% of deaths in Vermont. Learn more about 3-4-50.
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These reports contain information about cancer risk factors, prevention, screening, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and survivorship. Vermont planners, policy makers, researchers, and citizens use these data for analysis, planning and action.
overview
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Cancer Data Pages These slides are designed to be a resource for anyone interested in cancer data in Vermont, especially Department of Health partners who may want to use one or more slides in a presentation. Data are provided on all parts of the cancer continuum from prevention and early detection through to survivor health and cancer mortality.
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04/05/2018 |
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Age Adjusted Cancer Incidence and Mortality 2012-2016 Incidence (new cases) and mortality (death) rates for all major cancer types, comparing Vermont to the Northeast and U.S.
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06/28/2019 |
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Risk factors and associated cancers
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Cancer Data Pages Chapter: Cancer-Related Risk Factors and Preventative Behaviors A subset of the Cancer Data Pages, focused on cancer risk factors and prevention. Designed to be a resource for anyone interested in cancer data in Vermont, especially Department of Health partners who may want to use one or more slides in a presentation.
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03/08/2018 |
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3-4-50 Brief: Cancer in Vermont A brief document about "3-4-50," meaning 3 health behaviors lead to 4 chronic diseases, which claim the lives of over 50 percent of Vermonters. This document focuses on physical activity, diet, and tobacco use, as they relate to cancer.
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04/10/2017 |
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Melanoma: Data Brief A two-page report on the incidence of melanoma, a cancer for which the primary risk factor is exposure to UV radiation.
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08/01/2015 |
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Youth Indoor Tanning: Data Brief A two-page report on the use of indoor tanning facilities by high school student before and after the 2012 legislation banning use of tanning beds by minors.
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06/01/2016 |
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Sunscreen Use and Sunburn among Vermont Youth A two-page data brief on the use of sunscreen and the prevalence of sunburn among Vermont youth.
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09/26/2016 |
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Tobacco Associated Cancers: Data Brief A four-page report on the incidence of the many cancers that have been linked to tobacco use.
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08/22/2018 |
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HPV Associated Cancers: Data Brief A four-page report on the incidence of the many cancers that have been linked to HPV infection.
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05/07/2018 |
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Obesity Associated Cancers: Data Brief This data brief investigates patterns among 13 types of cancer associated with being overweight or obese.
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05/22/2019 |
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Screening and diagnosis
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Cancer Data Pages Chapter: Cancer Incidence A subset of the Cancer Data Pages, focused on the incidence of specific risk factor associated cancers and late stage diagnosis of screening amenable cancers. Designed to be a resource for anyone interested in cancer data in Vermont, especially Department of Health partners who may want to use one or more slides in a presentation.
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04/05/2018 |
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Cancer Data Pages Chapter: Cancer Screening A subset of the Cancer Data Pages, focused on cancer screening. Designed to be a resource for anyone interested in cancer data in Vermont, especially Department of Health partners who may want to use one or more slides in a presentation.
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03/08/2018 |
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Colorectal Cancer: Data Brief A two-page report on colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis.
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01/01/2016 |
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Thyroid Cancer Incidence A one-page handout with tables showing the average number of Vermonters and the age adjusted incidence and mortality rates for thyroid cancer.
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09/01/2015 |
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Breast Cancer: Data Brief A five-page report on breast cancer prevention, screening, incidence, stage, hormone receptor status, treatment, and mortality.
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07/17/2017 |
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Lung Cancer Screening Survey Results A detailed report that profiles lung cancer screening services, resources, and needs throughout the state. Designed to be a resource for anyone needing to communicate a snapshot of lung cancer screening in the state.
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03/15/2018 |
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Lung Cancer Screening Task Force Presentation 2018 A presentation of the lung cancer screening needs assessment. Describes the needs of facilities in providing lung cancer screening; identifies the gaps in access and availability of screening across the state; and evaluates concurrent tobacco cessation efforts.
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05/29/2018 |
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Treatment and survivorship
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Cancer Data Pages Chapter: Cancer Prevalence and Health of Survivors A subset of the Cancer Data Pages, focused on the prevalence of cancer and the health of those diagnosed with cancer. Designed to be a resource for anyone interested in cancer data in Vermont, especially Department of Health partners who may want to use one or more slides in a presentation.
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03/08/2018 |
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Cancer Survivorship: Data Brief A two-page report describing the results of the Cancer Survivor questions module included in the 2012 Vermont BRFSS. The module included questions on stage of cancer treatment, cancer related pain and receipt of a treatment summary.
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01/01/2015 |
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Factors Linked with Time to Chemotherapy for Women with Breast Cancer in Vermont An article on the factors associated with a longer time between breast cancer diagnosis and the start of chemotherapy in Vermont.
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08/30/2016 |
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mortality
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Cancer Data Pages Chapter: Cancer Mortality A subset of the Cancer Data Pages, focused on cancer mortality. Designed to be a resource for anyone interested in cancer data in Vermont, especially Department of Health partners who may want to use one or more slides in a presentation.
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03/08/2018 |
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presentations
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Chittenden County: Understanding the Risk for Cancer Slides from a presentation to the Burlington Department of Parks, Recreation and Waterfront staff which was focused on cancer prevention.
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05/05/2016 |
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Rutland County: Understanding the Risk for Cancer Slides from a presentation at a Rutland community forum discussing cancer.
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10/11/2017 |
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Communicating the Burden of Cancer to Healthcare Professionals Results of a survey that assesses healthcare professional knowledge of county-level public health data related to cancer and determines a suitable way to communicate the data. Presented at the UVM Cancer Center Clinical and Translational Research Symposium, April 20, 2018.
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04/20/2018 |
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Lung Cancer Screening Presentation A presentation covering preventive behaviors, screening, cancer incidence and mortality statistics, and next steps for the VTAAC Lung Cancer Screening Task Force.
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11/01/2018 |
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Data Presentation for VTAAC Steering Committee 2019 An overview of cancer-related data presented to Vermonters Taking Action Against Cancer.
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03/29/2019 |
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cancer data and statistics - online tools
| (SIR maps, county maps, community profiles) | Online query tool through which users can access regional and local data on cancer incidence. |
| Healthy Vermonters 2020: Public Health Tracking | An online query tool that displays maps with data on cancer specific Healthy Vermonter indicators and performance measures by county, hospital service area, or health district office. |
| Radon/ Smoking/ Lung Cancer: Public Health Tracking | These data reports are designed to bring together information about these two leading causes of lung cancer, smoking and radon. |
| U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Visualization Tool | An online query tool that displays displays the official federal statistics on cancer incidence (newly diagnosed cases) from each registry that met data quality criteria. |
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Cancer Prevention and Control
Cancer Plans & Evaluation Reports
Vermont Cancer Registry
Cancer Scorecard
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Phone: 802-863-7644
We acknowledge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for its support of the Vermont Cancer Registry under cooperative agreement NU58DP006322 awarded to the Vermont Department of Health. The findings and conclusions in this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.