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Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2001, with a special feature regarding survival†

  1. Ahmedin Jemal D.V.M., Ph.D.1,‡,*,
  2. Limin X. Clegg Ph.D.2,
  3. Elizabeth Ward Ph.D.1,
  4. Lynn A. G. Ries M.S.2,
  5. Xiaocheng Wu M.D., M.P.H., C.T.R.3,4,
  6. Patricia M. Jamison M.P.H.5,
  7. Phyllis A. Wingo Ph.D.5,
  8. Holly L. Howe Ph.D.4,
  9. Robert N. Anderson Ph.D.6,
  10. Brenda K. Edwards Ph.D.2

Article first published online: 3 JUN 2004

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20288

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Jemal, A., Clegg, L. X., Ward, E., Ries, L. A. G., Wu, X., Jamison, P. M., Wingo, P. A., Howe, H. L., Anderson, R. N. and Edwards, B. K. (2004), Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2001, with a special feature regarding survival. Cancer, 101: 3–27. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20288

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  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana

  4. 4

    North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, Springfield, Illinois

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

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    Fax: (404) 327-6450

*Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329

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    This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

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  1. Issue published online: 18 JUN 2004
  2. Article first published online: 3 JUN 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 23 MAR 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 22 MAR 2004

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