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Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2003, featuring cancer among U.S. Hispanic/Latino populations†‡

  1. Holly L. Howe PhD1,§,*,
  2. Xiaocheng Wu MD, MPH1,2,
  3. Lynn A. G. Ries MS3,
  4. Vilma Cokkinides PhD4,
  5. Faruque Ahmed PhD5,
  6. Ahmedin Jemal DVM, PhD4,
  7. Barry Miller PhD3,
  8. Melanie Williams PhD1,6,
  9. Elizabeth Ward PhD4,
  10. Phyllis A. Wingo PhD5,
  11. Amelie Ramirez DrPH7,
  12. Brenda K. Edwards PhD3

Article first published online: 6 SEP 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22193

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Cancer

Volume 107, Issue 8, pages 1711–1742, 15 October 2006

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Howe, H. L., Wu, X., Ries, L. A. G., Cokkinides, V., Ahmed, F., Jemal, A., Miller, B., Williams, M., Ward, E., Wingo, P. A., Ramirez, A. and Edwards, B. K. (2006), Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2003, featuring cancer among U.S. Hispanic/Latino populations. Cancer, 107: 1711–1742. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22193

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  1. 1

    North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, Springfield, Illinois

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  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

    Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas

  7. 7

    Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

  1. §

    Fax: (217) 698-0188

*North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, 2121 W White Oaks Drive, Springfield, IL 62704-6495

  1. †

    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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    The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  1. Issue published online: 3 OCT 2006
  2. Article first published online: 6 SEP 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 JUL 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 5 JUL 2006

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  • National Institutes of Health
  • Department of Health and Human Services. Grant Numbers: HHSN261200444001C, NO2-PC-44401
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