Question

At the beginning of 2019, there were an estimated 295,382 women living with cervical cancer in the United States.

During 2019, there were an additional 346 women newly diagnosed with cervical cancer. There were an estimated 166,238,619 women living in the United States in 2019. What was the incidence of cervical cancer among women in the United States in 2019?

Answer 1

Answer: To calculate the incidence of cervical cancer among women in the United States in 2019, we need to divide the number of new cases (346) by the total population at risk (i.e., the number of women without cervical cancer) and then multiply by 100,000 to express the result per 100,000 women.

Number of women without cervical cancer = Total number of women - Number of women with cervical cancer

Number of women without cervical cancer = 166,238,619 - 295,382

Number of women without cervical cancer = 165,943,237

Incidence of Cervical Cancer = (New cases / Number of women without cervical cancer) x 100,000

Incidence of Cervical Cancer = (346 / 165,943,237) x 100,000

Incidence of Cervical Cancer = 0.21 per 100,000 women

Therefore, the incidence of cervical cancer among women in the United States in 2019 was 0.21 per 100,000 women.

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