Cancer

Mission
To reduce the impact of cancer in Jacksonville through prevention, early detection, and improved access to treatment.

Vision
To improve the quality of life for all people in Jacksonville by preventing and reducing cancer death, disease and disability; and by eliminating disparities that exist in cancer outcomes.

Click on the chart to view the types of cancer that occur in Duval County.

Objectives
1. Reduce the overall cancer death rate.
    Year 2010 Target: 160 deaths per 100,000 population.
    Year 1999: 226.1 deaths per 100,000 population.
    Year 2000: 221.3 deaths per 100,000 population.

2. Reduce the lung cancer death rate.
    Year 2010 Target: 45 deaths per 100,000 population.
    Year 1999: 66.4 deaths per 100,000 population.
    Year 2000: 64.8 deaths per 100,000 population.

3. Reduce the breast cancer death rate.
    Year 2010 Target: 22 deaths per 100,000 females.
    Year 1999: 32.8 deaths per 100,000 females.
    Year 2000: 28.7 deaths per 100,000 females.

4. Reduce the death rate from cancer of the uterine cervix.
    Year 2010 Target: 2 deaths per 100,000 females.
    Year 1999: 5.1 deaths per 100,000 females.
    Year 2000: 5.0 deaths per 100,000 females.

5. Reduce the colorectal cancer death rate.
    Year 2010 Target: 14 deaths per 100,000 population.
    Year 1999: 23.2 deaths per 100,000 population.
    Year 2000: 23.9 deaths per 100,000 population.

6. Reduce the oropharyngeal cancer death rate.
    Year 2010 Target: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 population.
    Combined Years, 1992-1999: 5.3 deaths per 100,000 population.

7. Reduce the prostate cancer death rate.
    Year 2010 Target: 29 deaths per 100,000 males.
    Year 1999: 46.2 deaths per 100,000 males.
    Year 2000: 36.3 deaths per 100,000 males.

8. Reduce the rate of melanoma cancer deaths.
    Year 2010 Target: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 population.
    Combined Years, 1992-1999: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 population.

9. Increase the proportion of persons who use at least one of the following protective measures that may reduce the risk of skin cancer: avoid the sun between 10a.m. and 4p.m., wear sun-protective clothing when exposed to sunlight, use sunscreen with a sun-protective factor (SPF) of 15 or higher, and avoid artificial sources of ultraviolet light.
    Year 2010 Target: 75% of adults aged 18 years and older use at least one of the identified protective measures.

10. Increase the proportion of physicians and dentists who counsel their at-risk patients about tobacco use cessation, physical activity, and cancer screening.