The California Cancer Registry (CCR) collects
information on all cancers diagnosed in California. The website links to
detailed reports on cancer incidence and mortality, and links to a number
of cancer data resources on the web.
Cancer incidence and death rates broken down by race
and by specific cancers occurring in higher numbers in minority groups.
Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area
(Book)
RC277.C3 C363 (latest edition REF)
Breaks down incidence data by county. Includes Alameda, Contra Costa,
Marin, Monterey, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara,
and Santa Cruz counties.
Interactive maps, graphs, text, tables, and figures show geographic patterns and time trends in cancer death rates in the United States for the years 1950-1994 for more than 40 cancers. Also provides links to related sites. Produced by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Statistics covering cancer occurrence, including the number
of deaths, cases, and how long people survive after diagnosis. Includes data
regarding behaviors that influence the risk of developing cancer and the
use of screening tests.
Access to data on the incidence, prevalence, survival
and mortality of cancer held by the IARC Unit of Descriptive Epidemiology.
Access to several databases is offered through this website: EUCAN, Europe95,
GLOBOCAN, and the WHO (World Health Organization) Cancer Mortality Databank.
Brief data on annual deaths, age-adjusted death rate and
death ranking. Also links to more comprehensive data on incidence, survival,
hospitalizations, frequencies and percentages.
Fact sheets contain data on lung cancer, colorectal
cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer. They include the estimated number
of new cancer cases and cancer deaths, and the age-adjusted mortality rates for
cancer deaths by race for each state.
Detailed data on cancer incidence covering all areas
of the U.S. Data is broken down by U.S. census region and division, state and
metropolitan area. Data is also available on state and metropolitan area
incidence rates for most common cancer types.
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