Median State Progress RI Decrease incidence of lung cancer. Yr 2000 cancer incidence goals were not defined. Yr 2000 cancer control mortality goals were not defined by sex. More adults exercise regularly. More women ages 40-49 get biennial mammograms.
More adults get annual rectal exams.
Rhode Island exceeds the Healthy People 2000 goal for this screening activity. The Rhode Island Cancer Registry meets all standards for the inclusion of Rhode Island data in the calculation of incidence rates for the United States as a whole and for North America as a whole, as published annually in Cancer in North America . Male lung cancer rates have plateaued. Male colo-rectal cancer rates have decreased. Male lung cancer rates have plateaued.