United States Cancer Statistics : 2001 Incidence and Mortality

The 3rd annual U.S. Cancer Statistics report from the CDC & the NCI, in collaboration with the NAACCR. This report provides official fed. government. cancer statistics for cases diagnosed in 2001 & for cancer deaths that occurred in 2001. Cancer incidence statistics included in this report come from CDC's Nat. Program of Cancer Registries & NCI's Surveillance, Epidemiology, & End Results Program. Cancer mortality statistics are from CDC's Nat. Vital Statistics System. Incidence data from 43 states, 6 metropolitan areas, & the D.C. are included in this report. The data obtained cover 92% of the U.S. population, an increase over last year's coverage of 84%. Extensive charts, tables & graphs.Almon, Lyn is the author of 'United States Cancer Statistics : 2001 Incidence and Mortality', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756747435 and ISBN 0756747430.