Cancer surveillance program in Los Angeles County.
A system of rapid surveillance for cancer in the population of Los Angeles County was studied, and the methodology was compared with traditional population-based registries. Comparisons with the Third National Cancer Survey were also made, and the pattern of malignant melanoma occurrence in Los Angeles residents was described.
D002140:California; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D044465:White People