Did You KNOW?
Statewide in 2020 and 2024 the most common type of cancer listed as the underlying cause of death was trachea, bronchus, and lung (251 deaths, rate 30.1).
Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Alaska for at least the past 25 years. In the Alaska Native community, cancer remains the top cause of death as it has for over 50 years.
Cancer Deaths by Top Five Types, Alaska, 2020 and 2024 TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG
2020 2024
COUNT 239 RATE 32.8 COUNT 251 RATE 30.1
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS
COLON, RECTUM, AND ANUS
2020 2024
COUNT 109 RATE 16.3 COUNT 120 RATE 15.5
2015-19 2020-24
COUNT 9 PERCENT 16 COUNT 10 PERCENT 19
PANCREAS
OTHER CANCERS
2020 2024
COUNT 88 RATE 11.8 COUNT 96 RATE 11.6
2015-19 2020-24
COUNT 32 PERCENT 57 COUNT 24 PERCENT 46
BREAST (FEMALE ONLY)
Stage at Diagnosis “Staging” measures the extent of disease at the time of initial diagnosis. Summary staging attempts to group cases with similar prognoses into categories of:
2020 2024
COUNT 60 RATE 7.6 COUNT 69 RATE 8.6
LIVER AND INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCTS
Stage I In situ: Abnormal cells are present but have not spread to nearby tissue.
2020 2024
COUNT 54 RATE 7.3 COUNT 67 RATE 7.8
Stage II Localized: Cancer is limited to the place where it started.
Cancer Deaths by Top Three Types, BBAHC Service Region, 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 ALL CANCERS
Stage III Regional: Cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes, tissues, or organs.
2015-19 2020-24
COUNT 56 COUNT 52
Stage IV Distant: Cancer has spread to distant parts of the body.
Unknown There is not enough information to determine the stage.
During the five-year period 2020-2024, about one third of all cancer deaths in Bristol Bay (35%) were caused by trachea, bronchus, and lung cancer.
TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG
2015-19 2020-24
COUNT 15 PERCENT 27 COUNT 18 PERCENT 35
WHY EARLY DETECTION? Benefits of detecting cancer in an early stage include:
Improved survival rates Reduced treatment costs Enhanced quality of life Better treatment outcomes Increased awareness and prevention
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