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United States Cancer Statistics
2000 Incidence
United States Cancer Statistics:
2000 Incidence
is a joint publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda,
Maryland, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
(NAACCR) in Springfield, Illinois. This is the second annual joint report
from the two federal programs that support population-based cancer
registries in the United States: CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries
(NPCR) and NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program,
in collaboration with NAACCR. This report contains official federal
government cancer statistics for more than 1 million invasive cancer cases
diagnosed during 2000 among residents of 41 states, 6 metropolitan areas,
and the District of Columbia, covering geographic areas in which
approximately 84% of the U.S. population reside. Data from population-based
central cancer registries in these states and metropolitan areas meet the
selected criteria for inclusion in this report (see “Registry Eligibility
Criteria”).
The age-adjusted rates presented in the current report are adjusted to
the 2000 U.S. standard population, consistent with the 1999 United States
Cancer Statistics report. In addition, this year's report will feature new
population estimates from the 2000 decennial census data. Caution should be
used when comparing these data with previously published cancer incidence
rates that were adjusted to the 1970 U.S. standard population or were
calculated using denominators based on the 1990 census.
Two new additions have been made to this report: (1) the race categories
have been expanded to include cancer incidence for Asian/Pacific Islanders
for the United States and (2) a series of tables reflecting the incidence of
childhood cancers have been added. These additions were made to provide more
comprehensive data while maintaining high quality data standards.
1999 Incidence
United States Cancer Statistics: 1999
Incidence is a joint publication of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), in
collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer
Registries (NAACCR). This report is the first set of official federal cancer
incidence statistics from each state that meets high-quality data standards.
The two federal programs supporting population-based cancer registries in
the United States are the CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
and NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. The
report contains cancer statistics for more than 1 million invasive cancer
cases diagnosed during 1999 among residents of 37 states, 6 metropolitan
areas, and the District of Columbia, geographic areas in which approximately
78% of the U.S. population reside.
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