Cancer Prevalence in Minnesota
Prevalence
Minnesota Cancer Prevalence
Cancer prevalence is the number of people estimated to be alive with a history of cancer on a given date (as of Jan. 1, 2022, for these data). Cancer prevalence counts can be interpreted as the number of cancer survivors in a population.
The prevalence estimates are rounded to the nearest five persons. For some combinations of cancer site and county we show counts of zero, which should be interpreted as two or fewer estimated prevalent cases.
Prevalence by cancer site in Minnesota
The table below has the number of people living with specific cancers in Minnesota.
Prevalence by cancer site in Minnesota counties
The table below has the number of people living with specific cancers in Minnesota counties.
Methods
To get Minnesota prevalence estimates, MDH follows a several-step modeling process, using population-based registry cancer incidence and survival data and census-based population data. The estimates are based on malignant cancer diagnoses.
Estimates do not include:
in situ cancers (a group of abnormal cells that have not spread from their original location, also known as Stage 0) other than urinary bladder
basal cell or squamous cell skin cancers (malignant melanoma of the skin is included)
The MCRS method used to generate these statistics is similar as used by the American Cancer Society, with small differences. In their publication Cancer Treatment & Survivorship Facts & Figures 2022-2024, the ACS estimated 314,630 prevalent cancer cases in Minnesota as of January 2022. This compares with MCRS estimate of 326,170 prevalent cancer cases as of January 2022. The ACS document was published in 2022, based on SEER cancer registry incidence data from 1975 through 2018 and projected incidence estimates for 2019 through 2022. In contrast, MCRS registry incidence data extended through 2021, and did not include projected incidence estimates.
The collection of Minnesota Cancer data was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number, NU58DP007128 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The contents of this work are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.