Trends in cancer mortality during the 20th century in Australia

Australian Health Review;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......was conducted, using annual cancer mortality data over the period 1907...explore change in Australian cancer mortality. A 3-year moving average...results suggested that overall cancer mortality rose slightly over the past...

Cancer mortality in the South. (review from Southern Medical Journal,...

American Family Physician;  September 1, 1990 ;     370 words ...Cancer Mortality in the South From 1950 to 1980, cancer mortality in the southern United States differed substantially...of the country. During this period, the overall cancer mortality rate for men rose twice as rapidly in the South...

A Spatial-Temporal Approach to Surveillance of Prostate Cancer Disparities...

Journal of the National Medical Association;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Background: Prostate cancer mortality disparities exist among racial...geographic variations of prostate cancer mortality by three Texas racial/ethnic...time trend decline in prostate cancer mortality for blacks and non-Hispanic...

Vitamin D does not reduce overall cancer mortality

The Hindustan Times;  October 31, 2007 ;     347 words ......has no beneficial effect on overall cancer mortality, according to a study done by the...the theory that vitamin D can reduce cancer mortality by decreasing cancer incidence or...order to find any association between cancer mortality and elevated levels of vitamin D...

Mammography Reduces Breast Cancer Mortality.(Brief Article)

Family Practice News;  June 1, 2001 ;     389 words ......contributed to a 63% decline in breast cancer mortality in a study of breast cancer deaths...to a nearly 50% reduction in breast cancer mortality, which is significantly greater than...of about 24 months. Overall, breast cancer mortality fell significantly by 50% among all...

Surveillance of the colorectal cancer disparities among demographic...

Southern Medical Journal;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......literature suggests that colorectal cancer mortality in Texas is distributed inhomogeneously...present study examined colorectal cancer mortality in 15 demographic groups in Texas...Health disparities of colorectal cancer mortality continue to exist in Texas demographic...

Sen. Hagel Introduces Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Nebraska, has introduced the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2008 (S. 3187), legislation...interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner." The bill, introduced...full-text of the legislation follows:Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2008S. 3187To ...

Smoking, Fibrinogen and Cancer Mortality

Journal of the National Medical Association;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......history and fibrinogen levels with cancer mortality were investigated prospectively using...of respiratory/intrathoracic organ cancer mortality than nonblack current heavy smokers...of respiratory/intrathoracic organ cancer mortality when compared to nonblack former heavy...

Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Down in Canada

Xinhua English Newswire;  July 28, 1997 ;     229 words ...Breast cancer mortality rates in Canada have reached...significant decreases in breast cancer mortality rates occurred in all age groups...role in the decline of breast cancer mortality rates," the agency noted. The...

Why do breast cancer mortality rates vary across states?

The American Surgeon;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......state-to-state variations in breast cancer mortality rates the reasons for such differences...objective was to confirm whether breast cancer mortality rates are significantly different...rates. State-level variation in breast cancer mortality rates was demonstrated in the NCHS...

NCI Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the United States.(National Cancer...

American Family Physician;  June 15, 2000 ;     148 words ......published a book titled the Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the United States, 1950-94. The...rates, allow physicians to compare cancer mortality rates over several decades and provide...that break down the distribution of cancer mortality rates by gender, race and age are...

U.S. Cancer Mortality for Top 15 Sites, 1990-98

The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2002;      132 words ...The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2002 01-01-2002 Title: U.S. Cancer Mortality for Top 15 Sites, 1990-98 U.S. Cancer Mortality for Top 15 Sites, 1990-98 Source: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER...

Lung cancer mortality on rise

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 25, 2001 ;     77 words ...Medical Briefing Lung cancer mortality on rise Written and compiled by Kawanza L. Griffin, Journal Sentinel medical reporter. Monday, June 25, 2001 Lung cancer mortality rates in Wisconsin increased 23% between 1979 and 1998, compared with a...

Dioxin and cancer mortality. (Tips from Other Journals)

American Family Physician;  March 1, 1992 ;     295 words ......German herbicide plant to determine the cancer mortality in this group. The study included...mortality in the gas supply workers. Cancer mortality was higher in dioxin workers, compared...soft tissue sarcoma. Although breast cancer mortality was increased in female dioxin workers...

Cancer Mortality Studies in Misara, a Radon Hot Spring in Japan: A Summary...

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment;  December 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......to 9,361 Bq per liter. A series of cancer mortality studies on the radon hot springs were...discovered that indicates an increase of cancer mortality in the Misasa radon hot spring area...LET). So, it is important to study cancer mortality in residents living in a high natural...