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Cancer Burden

Known as: National Cancer Burden 
A measure of the incidence of cancer within the population and an estimate of the financial, emotional, or social impact it creates. The burden of… 
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2014
2014
A single measure of cancer burden combining incidence with mortality rates for worldwide application.
We attempted to develop an indicator combining incidence and mortality (summary indicator of cancer burden, SMCB) and to compare… 
2013
2013
Frequency of sunburn in Queensland adults: still a burning issue
Objective: To assess the current frequency of sunburn, a preventable risk factor for skin cancer, among Queensland adults. 
2012
2012
Profile: Bert Vogelstein. Cancer genetics with an edge.
Bert Vogelstein and Kenneth Kinzler, who co-direct a lab at the Johns Hopkins University medical campus, helped lay the… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Decreasing the cancer burden in developing countries: concerns and recommendations.
Although the close of the 20th century witnessed advances in cancer detection and treatment, cancer morbidity and mortality rates… 
2008
2008
State Ranks of Incident Cancer Burden due to Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 2003
Objective: Given links between obesity and cancer, we estimated incident cancer burden due to overweight and obesity at the state… 
2007
2007
Regional Estimates of Breast Cancer Burden in Italy
Aims and background Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among women. Knowledge of the… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Viruses and Human Cancer
The viruses reviewed here illustrate the diverse biological pathways to malignancy and the challenges of treating the resulting… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Reducing the global breast cancer burden: the importance of patterns of care research.
Breast cancer treatment guidelines are not uniformly followed in clinical practice, with evidence for substantial variations in… 
1995
1995
The cancer burden of southern-born African Americans: analysis of social-geographic legacy.
Southern-born black Americans, especially those who migrated to the Northeast and Midwest, had much higher cancer mortality rates… 
1985
1985
The world cancer burden: prevent or perish.
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