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Maryland 2024 - Prostate Cancer Facts & Statistics

 

Download MARYLAND's 2024 Prostate Cancer Facts & Statistics Sheet

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Incidence Rates

  • Given 100,000 Maryland men, 135.7 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
  • 6,150 will be diagnosed this year.
  • The state is ranked #4 in the country for prostate cancer incidences.

 

Mortality Rates

  • 19.7 in every 100,000 men will die from prostate cancer in Maryland.
  • 660 men in the state, this year alone.
  • The state is ranked #25 in the country for prostate cancer deaths.

 

CDMRP Grants in Maryland

Year Introduced: 1997

Total Grants to Date: 229

Total Grand Awards Through FY 2023**: $132.1M 

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Grant Recipient

Year

Amount

John Hopkins University2019 
2014 
2013 
2013 
2009
$2,520,000 
$1,699,782 
$6,055,088 
$2,022,501 
$2,590,809

* Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
**PCRP (Prostate Cancer Research Program) data for FY 2023 has not yet been posted

 

CDC’s National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) Funding in Maryland

  • Goal 1: Reduce the burden of cancer in Maryland.
  • Objective 1: By 2020, reduce age-adjusted cancer incidence rates to reach the following targets: Prostate: 87.3 per 100,000 (2012 Baseline: 112.0 per 100,000). 
  • Objective 2: By 2020, reduce age-adjusted cancer mortality rates to reach the following targets: Prostate: 11.2 per 100,000 (2012 Baseline: 20.4 per 100,000). 
  • Objective 3: By 2020, increase the proportion of men ages 55 to 69 who have discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to screen for prostate cancer with their healthcare provider to 38.2% of Maryland men ages 55 to 69 (2012 Baseline: 34.7% of Maryland men ages 55 to 69). Target Setting Method: 10% Increase. 
  • Objective 4: By 2020, reduce disparities in cancer incidence and mortality to reach the following targets: Prostate Incidence: White: 68.7 per 100,000 (2012 baseline: 97.5 per 100,000), Black: 130.9 per 100,000 (2012 baseline: 159.7 per 100,000). Prostate mortality: White: 10.0 per 100,000 (2012 baseline: 17.4 per 100,000), Black: 13.5 per 100,000 (2012 baseline: 35.5 per 100,000).

Legislative Action

Maryland law requires the coverage of prostate cancer screening without cost sharing for all men ages 40-75.

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