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Treatments: Data Presentation

Number of All Listed Procedures for Discharges from Short-Stay Hospitals

Data exclude Federal hospitals.
1990 2000 Change 90-00 % of Total in
1990 2000
All Procedures 40,508 39,981 -527 100.0 100.0
Operations of
Nervous system 952 1,000 48 2.4 2.5
Endocrine system 96 90 -6 0.2 0.2
Eye 350 80 -270 0.9 0.2
Ear 137 37 -100 0.3 0.1
Nose, mouth, and pharynx 585 261 -324 1.4 0.7
Respiratory system 975 969 -6 2.4 2.4
Cardiovascular 3,881 5,939 2,058 9.6 14.9
Hemic and lymphatic system 361 315 -46 0.9 0.8
Digestive system 5,271 5,145 -126 13.0 12.9
Urinary system 1,664 962 -702 4.1 2.4
Male genital organs 94 258 -336 1.5 0.6
Female genital organs ,440 2,061 -379 6.0 5.2
Obstetrical procedures ,792 6,209 -583 16.8 15.5
Musculoskeletal system ,132 3,171 39 7.7 7.9
Integumentary system ,387 1,264 -123 3.4 3.2
Miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures - Total 11,890 12,223 333 29.4 30.6
Computerized axial tomography 1,506 754 -752 3.7 1.9
Arteriography and angiocardiography 1,735 2,005 270 4.3 5.0
Diagnostic ultrasound 1,608 886 -722 4.0 2.2
Respiratory therapy 1,164 991 -173 2.9 2.5
Insertion of endotracheal tube 429 NA 1.1
Injection/infusion of cancer chemotherapy substance 199 NA 0.5
Circulatory monitoring 724 NA 1.8
Radioisotope scan 603 NA 1.5
Pyelogram 291 NA 0.7
Source: 2000 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Advanced Data from Vital and Health Statistics, Number 329, June 19, 2002. 1990 data from National Hospital Discharge Survey: Annual Summary, 1990, Series 13, Number 113. Vital and Health Statistics, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Number of All Listed Procedures for Discharges from Short-Stay Hospitals by Age Group

Data exclude Federal hospitals.
Age of Patient Discharged 1990 2000 % of Total in
1990 2000
Under 15 1,960 1,951 4.8 4.9
15-44 16,186 13,518 40.0 33.8
45-64 9,052 9,775 22.3 24.4
65 and older 13,308 14,737 32.9 36.9
All Discharges 40,506 39,981 100.0 100.0
Source: 2000 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Advanced Data from Vital and Health Statistics, Number 329, June 19, 2002. 1990 data from National Hospital Discharge Survey: Annual Summary, 1990, Series 13, Number 113. Vital and Health Statistics, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Five-Year Relative Cancer Survival Rates for Selected Cancer Sites

Data are based on the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program's population-based registries in Atlanta, Detroit, Seattle-Puget Sound, San Francisco-Oakland, Connecticut, Iowa, New Mexico, Utah, and Hawaii. Please note: These data also appear in Chapter 2. This table is reproduced here for the user's convenience.
Sex and site Percent of Patients
White Black
1974-79 1980-82 1983-85 1986-88 1989-97 1974-79 1980-82 1983-85 1986-88 1989-97
Both sexes
All sites 50.9 52.1 53.8 56.7 62.0 39.2 39.7 39.7 42.6 49.7
Oral cavity and pharynx 54.9 55.6 55.2 55.2 57.1 36.6 31.0 35.2 34.6 33.7
Esophagus 5.5 7.3 9.3 10.8 13.8 3.3 5.4 6.2 7.2 9.0
Stomach 15.2 16.5 16.3 19.1 19.8 15.9 19.4 19.0 19.1 21.6
Colon 51.9 55.7 58.4 61.5 62.6 47.3 49.2 49.4 52.8 52.4
Rectum 49.8 53.1 55.9 59.1 61.0 40.4 38.4 43.7 51.4 53.0
Pancreas 2.4 2.8 2.9 3.2 4.2 3.2 4.5 5.2 6.0 3.9
Lung and bronchus 13.1 13.5 13.8 13.5 14.7 11.3 12.1 11.4 11.9 11.4
Urinary bladder 74.9 78.9 78.2 80.7 82.1 51.5 58.7 59.3 62.3 63.8
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma 48.2 51.8 54.4 52.8 53.5 50.3 50.0 45.1 50.2 43.0
Leukemia 36.6 39.5 41.9 44.1 45.9 30.8 33.1 32.9 37.6 35.7
Male
All sites 43.4 46.7 48.5 51.7 60.8 32.1 34.3 34.5 37.7 49.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 54.3 54.6 54.3 52.2 55.0 31.2 26.5 29.9 29.3 28.2
Esophagus 5.1 6.5 7.8 11.3 13.7 2.3 4.6 5.0 7.0 8.9
Stomach 13.8 15.6 14.6 16.2 17.4 15.3 18.5 18.5 15.0 20.1
Colon 51.0 56.0 58.9 62.4 63.2 45.3 46.7 48.3 52.5 52.5
Rectum 49.0 51.7 55.2 58.8 60.6 36.7 36.1 43.1 46.6 52.7
Pancreas 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.9 2.4 3.2 4.4 6.4 4.0
Lung and bronchus 11.6 12.2 12.0 12.0 13.1 10.0 10.9 10.3 11.9 10.0
Prostate gland 70.3 74.5 76.2 82.7 94.9 60.7 64.7 63.8 69.3 88.1
Urinary bladder 76.0 79.9 79.5 82.3 84.2 58.9 63.3 64.8 67.5 67.4
Non-Hodgkińs lymphoma 47.2 50.9 53.4 50.0 49.8 44.7 47.2 43.6 46.9 38.9
Leukemia 35.5 39.5 41.6 45.4 47.1 30.9 30.1 31.8 36.5 34.0
Female
All sites 57.4 57.1 58.8 61.4 63.3 46.8 46.0 45.3 47.8 49.9

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Five-Year Relative Cancer Survival Rates for Selected Cancer Sites [Continued]

Sex and site Percent of Patients
White Black
1974-79 1980-82 1983-85 1986-88 1989-97 1974-79 1980-82 1983-85 1986-88 1989-97
Colon 52.6 55.4 58.0 60.7 61.9 48.8 51.1 50.2 53.1 52.4
Rectum 50.8 54.6 56.7 59.5 61.5 43.8 41.3 44.2 56.2 53.3
Pancreas 2.2 3.0 3.2 3.4 4.4 4.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 3.7
Lung and bronchus 16.7 16.2 17.0 15.8 16.7 15.5 15.5 14.1 11.8 13.9
Melanoma of skin 85.8 88.3 89.3 91.2 91.8 69.9 1 70.1 1 76.2
Breast 75.4 77.1 79.2 83.9 86.6 63.1 65.9 63.4 69.3 71.7
Cervix uteri 69.7 68.1 70.5 71.8 71.8 62.9 61.2 60.0 55.3 60.0
Corpus uteri 87.6 82.8 84.5 84.4 85.7 59.3 54.8 54.2 57.0 58.5
Ovary 37.2 38.7 40.2 42.0 51.0 40.3 39.1 41.2 38.6 47.4
Non-Hodgkińs lymphoma 49.2 52.8 55.4 56.1 58.0 57.5 53.3 47.0 54.4 49.9
Source: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, shown in Health United States 2002. Notes: 1. Data for population groups with fewer than 25 annual cases are not shown.

Cigarette Consumption Per Capita (Those Aged 18 or Older), 1900 to 1998

Year Cigarettes per Capita Year Cigarettes per Capita Year Cigarettes per Capita
1900 54 1933 1,334 1966 4,287
1901 53 1934 1,483 1967 4,280
1902 60 1935 1,564 1968 4,186
1903 64 1936 1,754 1969 3,993
1904 66 1937 1,847 1970 3,985
1905 70 1938 1,830 1971 4,037
1906 86 1939 1,900 1972 4,043
1907 99 1940 1,976 1973 4,148
1908 105 1941 2,236 1974 4,141
1909 125 1942 2,585 1975 4,122
1910 151 1943 2,956 1976 4,091
1911 173 1944 3,039 1977 4,043
1912 223 1945 3,449 1978 3,970
1913 260 1946 3,446 1979 3,861
1914 267 1947 3,416 1980 3,849
1915 285 1948 3,505 1981 3,836
1916 395 1949 3,480 1982 3,739
1917 551 1950 3,552 1983 3,488
1918 697 1951 3,744 1984 3,446
1919 727 1952 3,886 1985 3,370
1920 665 1953 3,778 1986 3,274
1921 742 1954 3,546 1987 3,197
1922 770 1955 3,597 1988 3,096
1923 911 1956 3,650 1989 2,926

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Cigarette Consumption Per Capita (Those Aged 18 or Older), 1900 to 1998 [Continued]

Year Cigarettes per Capita Year Cigarettes per Capita Year Cigarettes per Capita
1924 982 1957 3,755 1990 2,826
1925 1,085 1958 3,953 1991 2,720
1926 1,191 1959 4,073 1992 2,641
1927 1,279 1960 4,171 1993 2,538
1928 1,366 1961 4,266 1994 2,522
1929 1,504 1962 4,266 1995 2,515
1930 1,485 1963 4,345 1996 2,443
1931 1,399 1964 4,194 1997 2,372
1932 1,245 1965 4,258 1998 2,300
Source:U.S. Department of Agriculture (cigarette consumption). CDC Wonder data base for cancer mortality rates. Background data from American Cancer Society publications available at http://www.cancer.org, especially Cancer Facts or Cancer Facts & Figures for various years.

Cigarette Consumption and Male and Female Lung Cancer Rates, Selected Years, 1930 to 1998

Cigarette consumption is per capita for those 18 years old or older. Death rates are shown as deaths per 100,000 population.
Year Per Capita Cigarette Consumption Male Lung Cancer Female Lung Cancer
1930 1,485 4.0 2.5
1935 1,564 6.0 3.3
1940 1,976 10.2 3.9
1945 3,449 14.3 4.2
1950 3,552 21.6 4.8
1955 3,597 30.0 5.1
1960 4,171 38.2 5.6
1965 4,258 47.4 7.5
1970 3,985 58.2 11.1
1975 4,122 65.8 15.4
1979 3,861 70.0 22.2
1980 3,849 71.9 24.3
1981 3,836 71.9 25.3
1982 3,739 73.1 27.0
1983 3,488 73.1 28.9
1984 3,446 74.1 29.9
1985 3,370 74.3 31.7
1986 3,274 74.4 32.8
1987 3,197 75.2 34.4
1988 3,096 74.9 36.0

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Cigarette Consumption and Male and Female Lung Cancer Rates, Selected Years, 1930 to 1998 [Continued]

Year Per Capita Cigarette Consumption Male Lung Cancer Female Lung Cancer
1989 2,926 74.8 38.0
1990 2,826 75.7 39.3
1991 2,720 74.7 40.3
1992 2,641 73.0 41.8
1993 2,538 72.7 42.6
1994 2,522 70.9 43.2
1995 2,515 69.6 44.1
1996 2,443 68.2 44.6
1997 2,372 66.8 45.3
1998 2,300 65.4 45.6
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture (cigarette consumption). CDC Wonder data base for cancer mortality rates. Background data from American Cancer Society publications available at http://www.cancer.org, especially Cancer Facts or Cancer Facts & Figures for various years.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Clinical Trials Under Way

Subject Number of Trials
Acupuncture 17
Chiropractic therapy 6
Massage 4
Gingu Biloba 9
St. Johns Wort 6
Meditation 4
Source: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, accessible at http://www.nccam.nih.gov/.
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