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The annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1973–1997, with a special section on colorectal cancer

  1. Lynn A. G. Ries M.S.1,*,
  2. Phyllis A. Wingo Ph.D., M.S.2,
  3. Daniel S. Miller M.D., M.P.H.3,
  4. Holly L. Howe Ph.D.4,
  5. Hannah K. Weir Ph.D.3,
  6. Harry M. Rosenberg Ph.D.5,
  7. Sally W. Vernon Ph.D.6,
  8. Kathleen Cronin Ph.D.1,
  9. Brenda K. Edwards Ph.D.1

Article first published online: 20 NOV 2000

DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(20000515)88:10<2398::AID-CNCR26>3.0.CO;2-I

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Volume 88, Issue 10, pages 2398–2424, 15 May 2000

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Ries, L. A. G., Wingo, P. A., Miller, D. S., Howe, H. L., Weir, H. K., Rosenberg, H. M., Vernon, S. W., Cronin, K. and Edwards, B. K. (2000), The annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1973–1997, with a special section on colorectal cancer. Cancer, 88: 2398–2424. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(20000515)88:10<2398::AID-CNCR26>3.0.CO;2-I

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  1. 1

    Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland

  2. 2

    Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia

  3. 3

    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

  4. 4

    North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, Springfield, Illinois

  5. 5

    Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland

  6. 6

    University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, Houston, Texas

*Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd., EPN 343J, Rockville, MD 20852

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  1. Issue published online: 20 NOV 2000
  2. Article first published online: 20 NOV 2000
  3. Manuscript Received: 1 MAR 2000
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 1 MAR 2000

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