Study On Cancer
Cancer has been classified as one of the concerns to public healthcare in the United States. Since the second half of the 20th century, the country has been experiencing rising cases of cancer which has been attributed to various factors ranging from environment, lifestyle, and genetic factors. In pursuit of good healthcare, the government has put in place various strategies and the private sector is playing its role as well. There are several cancer care centers that have been established all over the country. This paper looks into credible sources that can be used in analyzing market situation for establishment of a cancer care center in Indianapolis.
Sources:
The following are some of the credible sources that can be used in analyzing market situation for establishment of a cancer care center in Indianapolis:
CDC, (2009).
National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR). Retrieved 8th November 2009 from http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/
CDC (Center for Disease control) is one of the most suitable sources in analysis of market situation for establishment of a cancer care center in Indianapolis. CDC is the chief government organization that collects statistics for diseases and formulates health policies implemented in U.S healthcare system. For more than sixty years, CDC has been committed to promotion of quality healthcare mainly through prevention and control of various diseases which are poised to be a threat to public health. CDC puts in place programs that mitigate health and economic consequence of a number of diseases are deemed danger to individual lives and hence improve health status of individual. In regard to Indianapolis, CDC gives a comparison of state vs. Indiana state cancer statistics among males. It has also given the incidences of cancers by type comparing it between national and Indiana state incidence.
This source is important for a cancer center in different ways. For successful establishment and operation of a cancer center, it requires to be updated on the changing statistics of the disease and the new programs which are coming up in the market. Therefore, any cancer center would use CDC data as reference value for cancer statistics. CDC keeps on updating its data making it one of the most valuable sources of information of cancer.
Currently, CDC website (http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/) contains important information on cancer statistics for the United States and all its states from 1999 to 2005. This report contains the official federal statistical figures on the incidence of cancer as has been recorded in government registries each year. This report also gives the incidences of cancer mortality from 2001to 2005.
In this report, CDC gives important statistics on top ten cancers, State vs. National comparisons, selected cancers which are ranked by state, types of cancers which are grouped by race and ethnicity, Cancers which is grouped by state and religions, childhood cancers, and brain cancers ranked by tumor type.
CDC does not produce its data alone but it is result from concerted efforts from different organizations. In this report, CDC has collaborated with National Cancer Institute (NCI) and North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR). This means that the information in the report is credible as it has been certified by different organizations.
In analysis of the situation, this source would be important in giving information regarding the prevalence of cancer in the Indianapolis in relation to other states. This means that if it can be found out that there are other states which have a higher prevalence of cancer compared to Indianapolis this would give a perfect business opportunity for the cancer center. However, this source is also important in understanding trends in cancer in Indianapolis and determining whether there are opportunities for establishment of the center depending on the prevalence and mortality from the diseases.
Indiana Cancer Consortium, (2009). ICC Data Sources. Retrieved 8th November 2009 from http://www.indianacancer.org/content.asp?pageID=41
Indian Cancer Consortium (ICC) is an organization that was formed with an aim of reducing cancer in Indiana through promotion of various strategies which basically aim at early detection, prevention, improved treatment, and increased research which help to increase the existing body of knowledge on cancer. ICC website is one stop source of information on cancer in Indiana.
This source is a host of many other sources which gives data related to cancer in Indianapolis. It contains important information that is linked to other organizations which deal with cancer and related effects. This website gives links to other web addresses that have information on cancer. Among the website address in this source include ISCR Statistics Report, incidence and mortality of cancer, Indiana state cancer registry, fact sheet on cancer deaths, general overview of cancer in North America, profile on state cancers, SEER, statistics on prevalence of cancer in United States, National Cancer data base (NCDB), training for cancer registrars, community guide, prevalence report for BRFSS and ITPC, health states initiatives, Indiana mortality rate, National cancer institute profiles, and many others.
The information on this website is important in establishment of standards of operation for a cancer center. For a new cancer center to operate in any state, it must be aware of rules in that particular state and the standards that have been set by the state actors. Being an organization that is mainly dealing with cancer in Indiana, ICC contains important information that can be used by any center operating in the Indianapolis. A cancer center needs to be well acquitted and updated on statistics not only from the state but from other states as well, and this source serves that purpose.
ICC website contains important data on the incidences of cancer in the state. Unlike CDC and other organizations which may take time to update their data due to large area of coverage, ICC is at the ground and contains most updated data on the on cancer in Indianapolis. This website also contains mortality data in Indiana on deaths which can be attributed to cancer. Therefore, the information on this website is vital in diagnosis of the need for cancer center in the state. This information is also useful in the process of understanding the viability of the cancer center since it will help to analyze the effectiveness of the existing centers. Higher number of deaths from cancers implies that the existing cancer centers have been unable to deal with the situation or their approaches and not working right and hence the need to put in place new strategies. In analysis of the situation, ICC website would be important in giving current data on prevalence of cancer not only in Indiana but also in other states and the whole country. In addition, it also gives data on current mortality and incidence rate in Indiana which is important in establishing viability for business opportunity.
