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State epidemiologist: Georgia cancer surveillance shows higher incidence and deaths in rural counties
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Georgia Department of Public Health officials told the study committee that Georgia’s cancer registry data show higher cancer incidence and mortality in many rural counties and that lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death despite declines in lung cancer incidence and mortality over the past decade.
The Georgia Department of Public Health told the House study committee that registries and surveillance data show persistent geographic gaps in cancer incidence and outcomes, with many rural counties recording higher rates of cancer diagnosis and death than metropolitan areas.
“Cancer is a notifiable condition. So by law, all cancer diagnoses are reportable from any healthcare facility to us in Georgia,” said Sherry Drincek, state epidemiologist and chief science officer for the Georgia Department of Public…
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