• Semin Oncol Nurs · Nov 2005

    Review Comparative Study

    Epidemiology of cancer in the United States.

    • Shanita Williams-Brown and Gopal K Singh.
    • 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
    • Semin Oncol Nurs. 2005 Nov 1;21(4):236-42.

    ObjectivesTo describe the epidemiology of cancer in the United States-risk factors, trends, and recent patterns of disparities in cancer incidence, mortality, and survival.Data SourcesPublished articles, research reports and monographs, book chapters, government publications, and machine-readable public-use data files.ConclusionThe 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.Implications For Nursing PracticeNursing can use epidemiologic tools to reduce the suffering and death caused by cancer and improve the quality of life for cancer survivors.

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