Table 2. Healthy People 2020 Objectives and Associated Data Sources Related to Cancer, United States .
| Objective | Data Source |
|---|---|
| Reduce the overall cancer death rate | NVSS-M |
| Reduce the lung cancer death rate | NVSS-M |
| Reduce the female breast cancer death rate | NVSS-M |
| Reduce the death rate from cancer of the uterine cervix | NVSS-M |
| Reduce the colorectal cancer death rate | NVSS-M |
| Reduce the oropharyngeal cancer death rate | NVSS-M |
| Reduce the prostate cancer death rate | NVSS-M |
| Reduce the melanoma cancer death rate | NVSS-M |
| Reduce invasive colorectal cancer | NPCR, SEER |
| Reduce invasive uterine cervical cancer | NPCR, SEER |
| Reduce late-stage female breast cancer | NPCR, SEER |
| Increase the number of central, population-based registries from the 50 states and the District of Columbia that capture case information on at least 95%of the expected number of reportable cancers | NPCR, SEER |
| Increase the proportion of cancer survivors who are living 5 years or longer after diagnosis | SEER |
| Increase the mental and physical health-related quality of life of cancer survivors (developmental objective) | NHISa |
| Increase the proportion of women who receive a cervical cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines | NHIS |
| Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines | NHIS |
| Increase the proportion of women who receive a breast cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines | NHIS |
| Increase the proportion of women who were counseled by their providers about mammograms | NHIS |
| Increase the proportion of women who were counseled by their providers about Papanicolaou (Pap) tests | NHIS |
| Increase the proportion of adults who were counseled by their providers about colorectal cancer screening (developmental objective) | NHISa |
| Increase the proportion of men who have discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to screening for prostate cancer with their health care provider | NHIS |
| Reduce the proportion of adolescents in grades 9 through 12 who report sunburn (developmental objective) | YRBSSa |
| Reduce the proportion of adults aged 18 years or older who report sunburn | NHIS |
| Reduce the proportion of adolescents in grades 9 through 12 who report using artificial sources of ultraviolet light for tanning | YRBSS |
| Reduce the proportion of adults aged 18 or older who report using artificial sources of ultraviolet light for tanning | NHIS |
| Increase the proportion of adolescents in grades 9 through 12 who follow protective measures that may reduce the risk of skin cancer | YRBSS |
| Increase the proportion of adults aged 18 years and older who follow protective measures that may reduce the risk of skin cancer | NHIS |
Abbreviations: NHIS, National Health Interview Survey; NPCR, National Program of Cancer Registries; NVSS-M, National Vital Statistics System-Mortality; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results; YRBSS, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.
a
Potential data source for a developmental objective. Data sources were available for baseline but may not be available for monitoring changes.