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Virginia 2024 - Prostate Cancer Facts & Statistics

 

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Incidence Rates

  • Given 100,000 Virginia men, 102.1 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
  • 9,200 will be diagnosed this year.
  • The state is ranked #37 in the country for prostate cancer incidences.

 

Mortality Rates

  • 19.9 in every 100,000 men will die from prostate cancer in Virginia.
  • 970 men in the state, this year alone.
  • The state is ranked #19 in the country for prostate cancer deaths.

 

CDMRP Grants in Virginia

Year Introduced: 1997

Total Grants to Date: 56

Total Grand Awards Through FY 2022:** $21.4M 

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Grant Recipient

Year

Amount

University of Virginia2021$1,128,336
Eastern Virginia Medical School2017$900,000
Virginia Commonwealth University2017
2010
2004
$775,000 
$606,723 
$763,655

* 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 Virginia

  • Goal: Virginians are diagnosed with cancer at its earliest (local), most curable stage.
  • Objective: Increase the dissemination of public information of age-appropriate, evidence-based, comprehensive cancer screening guidelines and resources and encourage an increase in educational activities in the Virginia health districts with the highest mortality rates. 
  • Strategy: Collaborate with and engage businesses and other community partners such as professional groups, hospitals, and community-based organizations in identifying evidenced-based strategies to enhance knowledge about screening guidelines (educational sessions, incentives, time off for screening exams, etc.). 
  • Strategy: Increase awareness for the use of genetic screening based on the individual’s level of risk.  
  • Strategy: Educate patients about how to talk effectively with providers through use of resources promoting early detection methods that are right for the individual. 
  • Strategy: Partner with other Cancer Action Coalition of Virginia (CACV) action team members to promote early detection awareness.
  • Objective: Increase cancer screening rates among Virginians by 10%.
  • Strategy: Work with the health districts, businesses and other community partners in identifying evidenced-based strategies to increase screening rates.  
  • Strategy: Advocate at the state level for improved access to evidenced-based programs for early detection. 
  • Strategy: Increase the awareness of evidenced-based programs across the state that provide screenings. 
  • Strategy: Encourage additional educational activities in the cities and counties of Virginia with the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates.
  • Strategy: Increase educational efforts and identify barriers of access to screening services in health districts with the lowest screening rates. 
  • Objective: Support Virginia health care providers in promoting age-appropriate, evidence-based screening early detection guidelines. 
  • Strategy: Identify effective training programs aimed at enhancing health care professionals’ knowledge and enhance available resources, including culturally appropriate communication tools. 
  • Strategy: Identify and promote promising health system practices that improve early detection screening rates. 
  • Strategy: Disseminate information on evidenced-based cancer screening guidelines to health care professionals (e.g., family physicians, OB-GYNs, other physicians, internists, nurse practitioners) performing or recommending cancer screening to their patients. PSA in the last two years - Baseline: 54.6%; Target: 60%.

Legislative Action

ZERO is proud to support HB 477, introduced by Delegate Terry Austing, which will eliminate cost-sharing for prostate cancer screening for high-risk men

ZERO is proud to support S791, introduced by NJ Sen. Troy Singleton to eliminate cost-sharing for prostate cancer screening for high-risk men.

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