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Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2006, featuring colorectal cancer trends and impact of interventions (risk factors, screening, and treatment) to reduce future rates†

  1. Brenda K. Edwards PhD1,‡,*,
  2. Elizabeth Ward PhD2,
  3. Betsy A. Kohler MPH, CTR3,
  4. Christie Eheman PhD4,
  5. Ann G. Zauber PhD5,
  6. Robert N. Anderson PhD6,
  7. Ahmedin Jemal DVM, PhD2,
  8. Maria J. Schymura PhD3,7,
  9. Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar MS, PhD8,
  10. Laura C. Seeff MD4,
  11. Marjolein van Ballegooijen MD, PhD8,
  12. S. Luuk Goede MSc8,
  13. Lynn A. G. Ries MS1

Article first published online: 7 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24760

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Volume 116, Issue 3, pages 544–573, 1 February 2010

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Edwards, B. K., Ward, E., Kohler, B. A., Eheman, C., Zauber, A. G., Anderson, R. N., Jemal, A., Schymura, M. J., Lansdorp-Vogelaar, I., Seeff, L. C., van Ballegooijen, M., Goede, S. L. and Ries, L. A. G. (2010), Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2006, featuring colorectal cancer trends and impact of interventions (risk factors, screening, and treatment) to reduce future rates. Cancer, 116: 544–573. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24760

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  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Surveillance and Health Policy Research Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia

  3. 3

    North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, Springfield, Illinois

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

    New York State Cancer Registry, Menands, New York

  8. 8

    Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands

  1. ‡

    Fax: (301) 480-4077

*Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-8315

  1. †

    The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official positions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  1. Issue published online: 25 JAN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 7 DEC 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 13 OCT 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 8 OCT 2009

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