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Cancer
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs 
 Interactive maps, graphs, text, tables, and figures show geographic patterns and time trends in cancer death rates in the United States for the years 1950-1994 for more than 40 cancers. Also provides links to related sites. Produced by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www3.cancer.gov/atlasplus/ Topics: Cancer, Scientific Themes, Statistics, U.S. Maps Last updated Jul 27, 2004 Cancer.gov: Statistics
Includes a variety of data sources, including SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results), a database that provides "information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States." Also find an alphabetical list of Statistics by Cancer Type. The section Understanding Cancer Statistics explains cancer prognoses. From the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.cancer.gov/statistics Topics: Statistics Last updated Aug 4, 2005 Fast Stats: Mammography
Provides statistics on mammograms and breast cancer death rates, with links to complete tables from the data sources. Also includes related Web links. From the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mamogram.htm Topics: Cancer, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Statistics, The Human Body, Women, Women's Health Last updated Sep 22, 2004 National Cancer Institute: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
SEER is "an authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States ... [and] the only comprehensive source of population-based information ... that includes stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis and survival rates within each stage." The site contains population and mortality data, statistics, reports, training modules on the various kinds of cancer, and a database of SEER publications. http://seer.cancer.gov/ Topics: Statistics Last updated Jul 14, 2005 |
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