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Show Prostate Cancer (ICD-9Code: 185.0-185.9) (1994 Total Deaths in Utah = 180) Utah's incidence rate for prostate cancer continues to be significantly higher than the rate for the United States. Between 1981 and 1990, Utah's incidence rate showed a 57% increase while the national rate rose by only 43%. Utah prostate cancer mortality rates have remained similar to the national rates since 1981. There has been a dramatic increase in prostate cancer incidence since 1990. Improvements in the diagnosis of prostate cancer, including the introduction of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test may account for much of this increase. Increased use of other screening methods may also have contributed to this increase in incidence. Table 34. Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality* Incidence Mortality Year Utah U.S. Utah U.S. 1981 102.2 82.0 24.2 22.9 1982 101.8 82.2 24.4 23.0 1983 101.0 84.8 24.9 23.4 1984 100.2 84.5 23.5 23.4 1985 115.2 88.0 21.6 23.4 1986 119.1 91.1 22.9 24 A 1987 112.0 102.9 22.4 24.1 1988 115.9 106.0 25.6 24.7 1989 110.7 112.6 29.6 25.4 1990 146.9 131.8 28.9 26.5 1991 201.4 168.3 28.1 26.8 1992 235.2 189.4 28.5 26.7 1993 195.5 168.6 25.4 26.5 1994 149.4 - 25.5 -- * Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 males. Age-adjusted to the 1970 standard population. Figure 22 Prostate Cancer o o cT o Q. CO CO 0) © O CO I 250 T 225 -- 200 -. 175 -¦ 150 -- 125 -- 100 » 75 it 50 -- 25 0 _.. n-- --n - - - o-- - 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 ------O--- U.S. Mortality Utah Mortality -------- U.S. Utah Incidence Incidence *Rates are age-adjusted to the 1970 standard population. Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1996 57 |
