Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1973-1992

Download or read book Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1973-1992 written by Thomas J Goehl and published by . This book was released on 1999-06-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program based within the National Cancer Institute and cancer mortality data for the entire U.S. It includes incidence, mortality and survival data from 1973 through 1992. Chapters: background and data sources; long-term trends, 1950-1992; years of life lost due to premature death from various causes; probability of being diagnosed with or dying from cancer; cancer mortality rates by state; incidence and mortality time trends; interpretation of cancer statistics; standard errors of the rates; definitions; and tables for various types of cancer. Hundreds of charts and tables.