Oral Cancer Awareness in Jacksonville

Florida Statistics

Oral / Pharyngeal cancer  5-Year Relative Survival Rate,
by Stage at Diagnosis

 

Source: SEER Program, 1992-1999

Rates of an Oral Cancer Exam in Past 12 Months Florida Adults*, by Race/Ethnicity

 

*Age 40+

Florida Survey of Adults on Oral Cancer, 2002

 

Oral and Pharyngeal cancer in Florida

       Compared to other states…

         

      ~2^nd highest age-adjusted incidence rate for females, 5^th highest for              males in US (2000)

 

      ~2^nd highest new cases per year (~2,500)

 

      ~5^th highest age-adjusted mortality rate

 

      ~About 700 deaths per year

 

      ~Nearly twice as many deaths as top 4 states combined

 

The graph below represents how Hispanics and African Americans in Florida are less likely than whites to have oral cancer diagnosed at early stages.

Florida, 1995-1999 (combined)

The map below shows the rate of new cases of oral cancer in Florida is highest among black men in the Northeast part of the state and a few other counties.

Florida 1990-1999 (Combined)

*Age-adjusted to 2000 US population. Florida Cancer Data System.

 

Local: Cancer has not spread from original site Regional: Has spread to lymph nodes in the neck

            Distant: Cancer has spread to other parts of the body

· More than 8 out of 10 people whose cancer is diagnosed at the localized stage will be alive in 5 years.

· Less than 5 out of 10 people diagnosed once the cancer has spread to lymph nodes in the neck  and less than 3 out of ten people diagnosed after the cancer has spread to other parts of the body will survive 5 years.