Scott H D, Fulton J P, Komiske M
Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence.
R I Med J (1976). 1990 Dec;73(12):583-90.
Rhode Island has one of the highest cancer mortality rates in the nation. In an average year, about 5000 new cancers are reported to the Rhode Island Cancer Registry, and more than 2300 Rhode Islanders succumb to the disease. In response to this problem the Rhode Island Department of Health assembled cancer experts from around the state to plan priority cancer control activities for the 1990s. Their plan for 1990-1992 is the subject of this report. Five cancers were selected as the foci of cancer control activities: cancers of the lung, colon-rectum, breast, cervix, and oral cavity. The plan proposes prevention, screening, and treatment interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality from these diseases. Rhode Islanders will have to work together to achieve the 33% reduction in cancer mortality proposed as a goal for the year 2000. Surveillance suggests progress on some fronts, but marching in place on others.
罗德岛州是美国癌症死亡率最高的地区之一。平均每年，约有5000例新发癌症病例被上报至罗德岛州癌症登记处，超过2300名罗德岛居民死于该疾病。为应对这一问题，罗德岛州卫生部召集了全州的癌症专家，为20世纪90年代规划重点癌症控制活动。他们1990 - 1992年的计划是本报告的主题。五种癌症被选为癌症控制活动的重点：肺癌、结直肠癌、乳腺癌、宫颈癌和口腔癌。该计划提出了预防、筛查和治疗干预措施，以降低这些疾病的发病率和死亡率。罗德岛居民必须共同努力，才能实现到2000年将癌症死亡率降低33%的目标。监测表明，在某些方面取得了进展，但在其他方面原地踏步。
