Geographic Information Systems & Science for Cancer Control
NCI GIS Portal is a web-based station for interactive mapping and visualization of cancer related geo-spatial data. The portal combines Geographic Information Science (GIS) principles and tools to harmonize relatively large and multi-dimensional datasets, including population-based cancer statistics and behavioral, environmental, clinical, socioeconomic, and policy data.
Rural-Urban Disparities in Cancer
Evidence shows that rural residents face serious disadvantage related to socioeconomic deprivation and limited access to quality healthcare relative to urban residents.
Spatial Context of Cancer
The spatial context in which people live is an important factor in cancer etiology and outcomes influencing a person’s risk of developing cancer, accessibility and quality of preventive and treatment services, and quality of life after surviving cancer.
Learn More About Spatial ContextFeatured Geospatial Tools
Featuring interactive mapping and visualization of cancer related geo-spatial data.
An interactive digital atlas that enables users to generate geographic maps of cancer rates, risk factors for cancer, screening statistics, and other geographically based data related to cancer.
A set of narratives that use map-based explanations to explore various cancer-related topics.
A tool that allows the users to animate smoothed age-adjusted death rates over time and view them at the national or state level.
An interactive web resource for mapping, query, and download of historical smoke-free policy data in the United States.