Cancer Registry

• Purpose: To monitor cancer trends.
• Key Information: Newly diagnosed tumors by type including demographic information.
• Collection Period: Since1986. Preliminary data is available within a year of the event and final data with two years.

Rhode Island Numbers

• Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Rhode Island (more)
• Nearly four of every 10 Rhode Islanders will develop cancer sometime during their life.
• The incidence of prostate, lung/bronchial, and colon/rectal cancer has declined recently for Rhode Island men; Rhode Island women have experienced recent declines breast and colon/rectal cancers. (more)

Newly Diagnosed Cases of Cancer - 2007

Source: Rhode Island Cancer Registry