Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer (1973 Through 1998), Featuring Cancers With Recent Increasing Trends
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer InstitutePublished 6 June 2001
Holly L. Howe, Phyllis A. Wingo, M. J. Thun, L. A. G. Ries, H. M. Rosenberg, Ellen G. Feigal
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Overall cancer incidence and death rates continued to decline in the United States and future progress will require sustained improvements in cancer prevention, screening, and treatment.
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Overall cancer incidence and death rates continued to decline in the United States. Future progress will require sustained improvements in cancer prevention, screening, and treatment.
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