Atlas of Cancer Mortality
Results -- Geographic Patterns by Type of Cancer
Following are brief descriptions of the geographic patterns of
mortality during 1970-94 by form of cancer. Comparisons are made
with the patterns for 1950-69, along with possible explanations
suggested by epidemiologic studies prompted by the earlier maps. It
should be noted that each map was prepared independently and
portrays the geographic variation in rates during the given time
period. Thus, for those cancers whose rates have increased or
decreased over time, the relative position of a particular rate in a
given area may vary when the change is more or less rapid compared
to other areas.
Suggested Citation
Devesa SS, Grauman DG, Blot WJ, Pennello G, Hoover RN, Fraumeni JF Jr. Atlas of cancer
mortality in the United States, 1950-94. Washington, DC: US Govt Print Off; 1999 [NIH Publ No.
(NIH) 99-4564].
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