Adult Cancer Incidence
According to the American Cancer Society, cancer affects one in three Americans in their lifetime. We aimed to trend how cancer screenings and diagnoses have changed over time, and how they were influenced by the pandemic. Our data tracker shows the quarterly rates of overall and advanced cancer diagnoses over the past five years to understand overall trends in cancer, including breakdowns for specific cancer types.
Trends Over Time
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Cervical Cancer Cases
Q1 2026
Quarterly rates of new cancer diagnoses per 100,000 patients.
Advanced Cervical Cancer Cases
Q1 2026
Quarterly rates of new advanced cancer diagnoses per 100,000 patients.
Cervical Cancer Screenings
Q1 2026
Quarterly rates of screenings per 100,000 patients.
High-Grade Cervical Lesions
Q1 2026
Quarterly rates of high-grade cervical lesions detected per 100,000 patients.
Metric Definitions
- Numerator (Female)
- The number of distinct female patients identified in that quarter having the event of interest (Cancer Diagnosis, Cancer Screening, Pre-Cancer Diagnosis, or Advanced Cancer). Patients are excluded if they have previously had a Cancer Diagnosis of that type. Departments must contribute data for the entire study period to be included.
- Denominator (Female)
- The number of distinct female patients identified in that quarter having an in-person encounter. Departments must contribute data for the entire study period to be included.
- Cervical Cancer Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with ICD-10-CM code of C53*.
- Advanced Cancer
- Advanced cancer cases are defined as either a Metastatic Diagnosis within 3 months after an initial Cancer Diagnosis, or the cancer classified as Stage 4 within 3 months after an initial Cancer Diagnosis of the same type.
- Cervical Cancer Screening
- A procedure with CPT code of 88141, 88142, 88143, 88147, 88148, 88150, 88152, 88153, 88154, 88164, 88165, 88166, 88167, 88174, 88175, 87620, 87624 or a lab with LOINC code of 86662-4.
- High-Grade Cervical Lesion
- A diagnosis with ICD-10-CM code of D06*, N87.1, N87.2, R87.613.
- Metastatic Diagnosis
- A diagnosis with ICD-10-CM code of C7B*, C78*, C79*, C77*.
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