Epidemiology of cancer in the United States.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the epidemiology of cancer in the United States-risk factors, trends, and recent patterns of disparities in cancer incidence, mortality, and survival.


METHODS
Published articles, research reports and monographs, book chapters, government publications, and machine-readable public-use data files.


CONCLUSIONS
The discipline of cancer epidemiology has greatly increased our understanding of cancer risk, morbidity and mortality, survival, trends over time, and disparities in cancer treatment and outcomes.


CONCLUSIONS
Nursing can use epidemiologic tools to reduce the suffering and death caused by cancer and improve the quality of life for cancer survivors.
Williams-Brown
Shanita
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Department of Community Health & Preventive Medicine, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310-1495, USA. swbrown@msm.edu
Singh
Gopal K
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology; D002423:Cause of Death; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology