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Evaluating the outcomes of “Healthy People 2020” in reducing the prevalence of lung cancer or all-cause-cancer across U.S. citizens Name of the Student Professor’s Name Abstract Lung cancer is a life-threatening disorder and a global concern across healthcare professionals, public health authorities, patients, and their family members. Tobacco use and genetics are considered some of the major factors that increase the risk of lung cancer or all-cause-cancer. As a result, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) launched a mission called “Healthy People 2020” in 2010. The major goals of “Healthy People 2020” include ensure high quality and longer life-span across U.S. citizens by reducing the prevalence of preventable diseases, disabilities, injuries, or premature death, and eliminating healthcare disparities. The present study explored whether the prevalence of lung-cancer or all-cause cancer in the United States is correlated to tobacco usage and presence of underlying respiratory diseases. The findings of the study would help our healthcare organization to organize an awareness campaign across patients and their family members in abstaining from tobacco usage and for ensuring appropriate respiratory health. The data for the present study was obtained from www.health.gov website of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The present study showed that although the mortality rate for lung cancer/oral cancer and all-cause-cancer is in line with the target framed by the “ Healthy People 2020” mission, however; the objective for tobacco usage pattern and mortality due to COPD have still not been achieved. On the other
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