Statistics
 Cancer Progress Report 2001: http://progressreport.cancer.gov
Cancer Progress Report 2001 is a new print and online report that tracks the nation’s progress against cancer across the full cancer continuum – from prevention through the impact of deaths from cancer. The report presents national cancer data, trends, and progress relative to certain cancer-related targets of Healthy People 2010 (a comprehensive set of 10-year national health objectives developed through a public-private effort sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). The report represents an effort to make cancer information more accessible and understandable.
 The SEER Program, National Cancer Institute:
http://seer.cancer.gov
NCI's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Web site is the most authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States. SEER data, publications, and resources are available free of charge. The site's new Fast Stats function allows users to obtain charts, graphs, and tables for cancer incidence, mortality, and survival.
National Center for Health Statistics: FASTATS A-Z:http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/
 This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site provides statistical information for a large list of alphabetized diseases and disorders.
 The World Health Organization:
http://www.who.int/
Provides access to information on the occurrence of cancer world-wide by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
 Health, United States, 2003, Urban and Rural Health Chartbook:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
This document presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, use of ambulatory care and inpatient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and other health topics.
Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs:http://cancer.gov/atlasplus/index.html/
 This site provides interactive maps, graphs (which are accessible to the blind and visually-impaired), text, tables and
figures showing geographic patterns and time trends of cancer death rates for the time period 1950-1994 for more than 40 cancers.
 American Cancer Society Cancer Statistics:http://cancer.org/eprise/main/docroot/stt/stt_0
The American Cancer Society tracks cancer occurrence, including the number of deaths, cases, and how long people survive after diagnosis. ACS also tracks data regarding behaviors that influence the risk of developing cancer (such as tobacco use and certain dietary behaviors) and the use of
screening tests (such as mammography, Pap tests, and sigmoidoscopy.)
CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System:http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/brfss/index.htm/
The BRFSS, the world's largest telephone survey, tracks health risks in the United States.
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