Epidemiology

Annual Report Shows Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Incidence and Death Rates

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 21st, 2001

The rates for new cancer cases and deaths for all cancers combined continued to decline in the United States, according to a report that includes new data for the period between 1992 to 1998.

The report is by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR); the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); the American Cancer Society (ACS); and the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI). A feature section of the report focuses on a dozen cancers whose overall rates are increasing.

The "Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1973-1998, Featuring...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-06-21)

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