U.S. Cancer Statistics 1999 Incidence

This is the first joint report from two federal programs that support population-based cancer registries in the U.S.: the Center for Disease Control & Prevention's National Program of Cancer Registries & the Nat. Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, & End Results Program. The report contains, for the first time, official federal government cancer statistics for more than 1 million invasive cancer cases diagnosed during 1999 among residents of 37 states, 6 metropolitan areas, & the District of Columbia, & geographic areas in which approx. 78% of the U.S. population reside. Data from population-based central cancer registries in these states & metropolitan areas meet the selected criteria for inclusion in this report. Extensive tables.Gargiullo, Paul is the author of 'U.S. Cancer Statistics 1999 Incidence' with ISBN 9780756730536 and ISBN 0756730538.