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Article: Trends in prostate cancer - United States, 1980-1988.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- June 12, 1992
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Among men, carcinoma of the prostate is the second most common cancer and the second most common cause of death from cancer in the United States (1). During 1992, an estimated 132,000 men will be diagnosed with and 34,000 will die from prostate cancer (2). This report describes trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality by patients' age, race, and state of residence from 1980 through 1988.
Incident cases(*) by age and race for 1980-1988 were determined using data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program. The age, race, and state of residence of persons who died during 1980-1988 were determined using ...