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Finding Cancer Statistics

   Where can I find...?
 * Incidence
the number of newly diagnosed cases during a specific time period
 * Mortality
the number of deaths during a specific time period
 * Prevalence
the number of new and pre-existing cases alive on a certain date
 * Survival
the proportion of patients alive at some point subsequent to the diagnosis of their cancer
 * Lifetime Risk
the probability of developing or dying of cancer
 * Statistics by Race/Ethnicity
cancer statistics by US population groups
  
 * Statistical Tables, Graphs, and Maps
 Using FastStats
 SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2001
 SEER Statistical Publications
 Cancer Prevalence Statistics
 Cancer Mortality Maps and Graphs
 State Cancer Profiles
 
 * Reports on Cancer
 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2001
 SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2001
 Joint NCI/CDC Report:
US Cancer Statistics, 2000 Incidence
 US Predicted Cancer Incidence, 1999: Spatial Projection Models
 Socioeconomic Status and Cancer in the US, 1975-1999
 Cancer Information Service
 Understanding Prognosis and Cancer Statistics
 
 * Research Tools
 What tool should I use?
 SEER*Stat
 Cancer Query Systems
 Joinpoint Trend Analysis
 DevCan - Lifetime Risk
 Methods & Software for Population-based Cancer Statistics
 
 * Data Sources
 SEER Program
 SEER-Medicare Linked Database
 National Center for Health Statistics
 
   

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