Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2008
Featuring Cancers Associated With Excess Weight
and Lack of Sufficient Physical Activity
This report provides an annual update of cancer incidence, mortality, and trends in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries have collaborated since 1998 to create the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. The current report, published online in March 2012, includes a special feature section that highlights the effects of excess weight and lack of physical activity on cancer risk.
Reference: Eheman C, Henley SJ, Ballard-Barbash R, Jacobs EJ, Schymura MJ, Noone AM, Pan L, Anderson, RN, Fulton JE, Kohler BA, Jemal A, Ward E, Plescia M, Ries LAG, Edwards BK. Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2008, Featuring Cancers Associated with Excess Weight and Lack of Sufficient Physical Activity. Cancer. Epub 2012 Mar 28.
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