Understanding population-based site-specific cancer incidence rates in the USA

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-268

  Merrill, Ray M ^a   Sloan, Arielle ^a   Novilla, Lelinneth B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Based incidence rates; Cancer; Population; Prevalence; SEER; Trends

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER REGISTRY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE TUMOR; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEER PROGRAM; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864046053     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0266-3     Document Type: Article

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