This year an estimated 32,900 Georgians will develop cancer and 13,700 will die from the disease, according to a recent report by the Georgia Department of Human Resources' Division of Public Health and the American Cancer Society. The Georgia Cancer Data Report 2000 is the first look at cancer patterns using data from the statewide cancer registry.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Georgia, accounting for one in four deaths each year.
The report also found that cancer places a greater burden on African-Americans. A program to keep people with mental illness or mental retardation from returning to jail is expanding statewide this year. Braswell arranges for people to see their doctors and take their prescriptions regularly while he stays in touch with their counselors and parole officers. Ga. middle school students' tobacco use is widespread More than half of Georgia's middle school students experiment with tobacco products, according to a study released this month. The information you receive online from The Macon Telegraph is protected by the copyright laws of the United States.