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Article: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE RELEASES REPORT ON CANCER INCIDENCE IN MIDDLE EAST

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April 27, 2006
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Cancer Institute issued the following press release:

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, today released Cancer Incidence in Four Member Countries (Cyprus, Egypt, Israel and Jordan) of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) Compared with U.S. SEER. The monograph compiles information on cancer incidence between 1996 and 2001, drawn from cancer registries in four member countries as part of the Joint Cancer Registration Project of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC).

The MECC's primary goal is to reduce the incidence and impact of cancer in the Middle East through collaborative ...

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