Understanding cancer trends [electronic resource] / Michael J. Thun, John Oliver DeLancey.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Cancer therapy : latest thinking in efficacy and toxicity: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (25 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Neoplasms -- complications | Neoplasms -- diagnosis | Neoplasms -- mortality | Neoplasms -- prevention & control | Neoplasms -- therapy | Neoplasms -- United StatesOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Current trends in cancer incidence, mortality and relative survival in the US -- Understanding how improvements in prevention, early detection and treatment affect these trends -- How demographic changes affect the number of cancer cases and deaths but not the age-standardized incidence or death rates -- Specific cancer sites for which the incidence and/or death rates are changing -- Role of prevention, early detection, and improvements in treatment in reducing the burden of cancer.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.