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The Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) is pleased to present Volume 39 of its annual Cancer in Louisiana monograph series, documenting cancer incidence and mortality from 2017 to 2021 in Louisiana as well as incidence and mortality trends from 1988 to 2021. Survival statistics are for cases diagnosed from 2010 to 2020 and followed into 2021. Prevalence is also presented for cancer cases diagnosed from January 1, 2000, to January 1, 2021. New to this volume is Table D1 in which we present data for Louisiana’s Hispanic population separately for the first time. Data for Hispanics is also included in Tables A1 and A2. More details on this change are provided in the Presentation of the Data section. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to medical care leading to delays in cancer diagnoses in 2020, as reflected in the decline in incidence rates for that year. Thus, caution is advised when interpreting data from the diagnosis year 2020. While the number of new cases diagnosed in 2021 remained slightly lower for some cancer types, others have returned to pre-pandemic levels.

The Louisiana Tumor Registry can be reached at LTR-info@lsuhsc.edu

Publication Date

10-1-2024

Publisher

Louisiana Tumor Registry

Cancer in Louisiana: Volume 39

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