Search Media Items

We evaluated associations of race, primary payer at diagnosis, and survival among patients diagnosed in Florida with lung cancer (n = 148,140) and breast cancer (n = 111,795), from 1996 through 2007. In multivariate models adjusted for comorbidities, tumor characteristics, and treatment factors, breast cancer survival was worse for Native American women than for white women (hazard ratio [HR], 1.52; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05–2.20) and for women using the Indian Health Service than for women using private insurance (HR, 1.71; 95% CI, 1.33–2.19). No survival association was found for Native American compared with white lung cancer patients or those using the Indian Health Service versus private insurance in fully adjusted models. Additional resources are needed to improve surveillance strategies and to reduce cancer burden in these populations.

Changes in the food environment in the United States during the past few decades have contributed to increased rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Improving the food environment may be an effective primary prevention strategy to address these rising disease rates. The purpose of this study was to assess the consumer food environment of a rural community with high rates of obesity and low levels of fruit and vegetable consumption. Findings were used to identify food environment intervention strategies to be implemented as part of a larger community-based heart disease prevention program.

The CDC Spokespersons section provides information for journalists on CDC experts who often speak to the press

Information on an application measuring internal contamination, the Internal Contamination Clinical Reference or ICCR. Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Information on chemical emergencies and public health. Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases homepage (DFWED). DFWED is part of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases.

Basic information about colorectal (colon) cancer from CDC.

CDC's Office on Smoking and Health offers information related to smoking and tobacco use.

New CDC Vital Signs: Antibiotic Prescribing Putting Patients at Risk

CDC public health news, press releases, government public health news, medical and disease news, story ideas, photos.

CDC - Stephen B. Thacker Library - Science Clips

CDC public health news, press releases, government public health news, medical and disease news, story ideas, photos.

Antibiotics save lives, but poor prescribing practices are putting patients at unnecessary risk for preventable allergic reactions, super-resistant infections, and deadly diarrhea. Errors in prescribing decisions also contribute to antibiotic resistance, making these drugs less likely to work in the future.