© 1999 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 8, 671-673,
April 21, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press
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Surveillance Data Take On a New Statistical Dimension
The latest annual status report on cancer once again illustrates the burden of cancer in the
United States through the lens of incidence and mortality rates for all sites combined, and for the
top cancer sites, by gender, age, and racial/ethnic group. But for the first time, the report adds a
new statistical dimension aimed at deepening understanding of the reasons behind the
Risk Factors