title: Mesothelioma incidence in 50 states and the District of Columbia, United States, 2003-2008.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The decline in asbestos use in the United States may impact mesothelioma incidence.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This report provides national and state-specific estimates of mesothelioma incidence in the United States using cancer surveillance data for the entire US population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the National Program for Cancer Registries and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program were used to calculate incidence rates and annual percent change.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During 2003-2008, an average of 1.05 mesothelioma cases per 100 000 persons were diagnosed annually in the United States; the number of cases diagnosed each year remained level, whereas rates decreased among men and were stable among women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  US population-based cancer registry data can be used to determine the burden of mesothelioma and track its decline. Even 30 years after peak asbestos use in the United States, 3200 mesothelioma cases are diagnosed annually, showing that the US population is still at risk.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. skh3@cdc.gov
authors.forename: S Jane
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Henley
authors.forename: Theodore C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Manxia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Vinicius C S
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Antao
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Germania A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Christie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eheman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004219:District of Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012042:Registries; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D001194:Asbestos