title: Observations about cancer and implications for cancer control in Delaware.
abstract: Cancer is a provocative disease, made more so in Delaware because of our high cancer mortality rates. Information made available to the public is often insufficient to form a balanced perspective about the causes of cancer and appropriate interventions. Four observations are offered to guide communication and to consider in the development of cancer-related public health programs. These are: (1) focusing on our cancer mortality rank obscures important information; (2) four sites are responsible for most of the cancer in Delaware; (3) cancer intervention are based on common sense; and (4) there are limitations to what can be done to control cancer.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D003691:Delaware / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors