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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2006 98(22):1598-1599; doi:10.1093/jnci/djj484
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NEWS

Annual Cancer Statistics Report Raises Key Questions

Caroline McNeil

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The government's annual report on cancer statistics generated headlines this year—cancer mortality continues to decline, and incidence is holding steady overall (see box). But it also highlighted trends and disparities in specific cancers that are not well understood, especially in breast cancer, thyroid cancer, and racial and economic disparities for both children and adults.

"It's part of our intent," said the National Cancer Institute's Brenda Edwards, Ph.D., chief author of the report. "We try to identify some of the leading questions and bring attention to what is known about risk factors, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2003


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