Special Populations

Catchment Area Special populations

The figure below shows the respective age-adjusted incidence rate, from 2015 – 2019, for the top 15 cancer sites for the Catchment Area. Each cancer site is broken down by race and ethnicity to show similarities/difference between the rates for each group. 

Disparities include prostate cancer incidence among Black/African American men compared to White men.  

The Black/African American population has the highest incidence rates of prostate, colon & rectum, corpus uteri & uterus NOS, cervix uteri, and pancreas cancer. 

Racial Disparities: What cancer disparities exist among the Black population?

Top 15 Incidence Rates and Corresponding Mortality Rates for the Black Population

*Bolded text shows which cancer site rates are 10% higher in the Catchment Area compared to the NHW population 

Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) 2015 – 2019 Cancer Incidence Rates, Invasive Cases Only, Ages ≥ 20. (Urinary Bladder Consists of Invasive and InSitu Cases); Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics, 2015 – 2019 Mortality Dataset; CDC Wonder, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Statistics 2014 – 2018, Ages ≥ 20.

Cancer disparities in Non-Hispanic Black Catchment Area Population

• Incidence & Mortality: cervix, multiple myeloma, pancreas, prostate, stomach (vs. NHW)
• Mortality: breast, colorectal, uterine, liver (vs. NHW)

Ethnic Disparities: What cancer disparities exist among the Hispanic population?

Top 15 Incidence Rates and Corresponding Mortality Rates for the Hispanic Population

*Bolded text shows which cancer site rates are 10% higher in the Catchment Area compared to the NHW population 

Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) 2015 – 2019 Cancer Incidence Rates, Invasive Cases Only, Ages ≥ 20. (Urinary Bladder Consists of Invasive and InSitu Cases); Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics, 2015 – 2019 Mortality Dataset; CDC Wonder, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Statistics 2014 – 2018, Ages ≥ 20. 

Cancer disparities in the Hispanic Catchment Area Population

• Incidence & Mortality: liver (vs. NHW)
• Mortality: prostate, thyroid (vs. NHW)

Rural population

What cancer disparities exist in the rural population?

Top 5 Incidence Rates and Corresponding Mortality Rates in the Rural Population  

Elderly population

Cancer in the elderly (65+) population accounts for 63.17% of all cancers in Moffitt’s catchment area. (FCDS, 2015-2019)

Top 5 Cancers in the Elderly (65+) Population

• Prostate Gland: 432.5
• Lung & Bronchus: 302.1 
• Breast: 212.7
• Colon & Rectum: 140.9
• Melanoma of the Skin: 116.3 

Percent of Elderly Cancer Contribution to the Catchment Area, 2015 – 2019 (n = 308,102)

Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) 2015 – 2019 Cancer Incidence Rates,  Ages ≥ 65.

Top 10 Incidence Counts vs. Death Counts for the Catchment Area Elderly Population

Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) 2015 – 2019 Cancer Incidence Rates,  Ages ≥ 65. (Urinary Bladder Consists of Invasive and InSitu Cases; Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics, 2015 – 2019 Mortality Dataset.