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Summary of race-specific incidence changes and number of cancer cases prevented
| Annual cancer incidence (cases per 100,000 women) |
Estimated number of cases prevented |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three decades ago (1976– 1978) |
Current (2007–2009) |
Change | ||
| Total incidence (all races) | 15.1 | 8.6 | −6.5 | 105,000 |
| White | 13.7 | 8.5 | −5.2 | 71,000 |
| Black | 26.9 | 9.7 | −17.2 | 40,000 |
| Other* | 16 | 7.4 | −8.6 | 6,000 |
Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander
