Latest Cancer Incidence Report . . .

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

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The following NCI press release was provided on the

National Institutes of Health's NCI Web site:





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Office of Communications

	Mass Media Branch

	Building 31, Room 10A19

	Bethesda, MD 20892

National Institutes of Health:

	NCI Press Office (301) 496-6641

News Center

Posted Date: Thursday, November 13, 2003



 Latest Cancer Incidence Report Shows Prostate Leading

    Cancer Among Men, Breast Cancer Leads for Women



 The most comprehensive federal report available on 

state-specific cancer incidence rates for the first 

time includes information on Asians/Pacific Islanders 

as well as a new section on childhood cancers. U.S. 

Cancer Statistics: 2000 Incidence -- released today by

 the Department of Health and Human Services -- also

shows prostate cancer is the leading cancer overall in

men in the United States and breast cancer is the most

common form of cancer in U.S. women.



 The latest report marks the second time the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the

National Cancer Institute (NCI), in collaboration with

the North American Association of Central Cancer

Registries, have combined data to produce official

federal statistics on cancer incidence.



 To view the entire press release, please visit the

CDC Web site at:

 

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/uscs/2000/users_guide/press.htm



 To view a Q&A related to this press release, please

visit the CDC Web site at:

 

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/uscs/2000/users_guide/qa.htm



 For additional information on this report, please go

to:



  http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/uscs/2000/index.htm



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The above may be viewed on the NIH Web site at URL:



http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/USCS2003



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John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com



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