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Understanding Breast Cancer Rates
Bibliography

This bibliography is provided as a service to our readers. It is compiled from the entries in the BCERF Environmental Risk Factors Bibliographic Database.

Web Resources:

How changes in US Census counts affects NCI cancer rates:
http://www.nci.nih.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/Census2000

NY State Maps by ZIP Code
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/cancer/csii/nyscsii.htm

Age Adjustment
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/cancer/nyscr/age.htm

NY State Cancer Registry
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/cancer/nyscr/nyscr.htm

References:

MacMahon B., Cole P., Lin T., Lowe, C.R., Mirra, A.P., Ravnihar, B., Salber, E.J., Valaoras, V.G., and Yuasa, S. (1970). Age at first birth and breast cancer risk. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 43, 209-221.

Bernstein L., Henderson B., Hanisch R., Sullivan-Halley, J., and Ross, RK. (1994). Physical exercise and reduced risk of breast cancer in young women. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 86, 1403-1408.

(1971). National Cancer Act of 1971, Public Law 92-218 <http://www3.cancer.gov/legis/1971canc.html> (cited May 2004). New York State Department of Health (2001) How to read the maps and index. <http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/cancer/sublevel/rmaps.htm> (cited July 2004)

Anderson R, and H. Rosenberg (1998). Age standardization of death rates: implementation of the year 2000 standard. National Vital Statistics Reports, 47. National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD.

ACS. (2002). Age adjusting to the 2000 standard population <http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/ content/STT_1_Age_Adjusted_Backgrounder.asp?sitearea=STT&viewmode=print&> (Accessed 2004). (Washington, DC, American Cancer Society [ACS]).

(2004). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2001 <http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2001/> (cited May 2004). In L. A. G. Ries, M. P. Eisner, C. L. Kosary, B. F. Hankey, B. A. Miller, L. Clegg, A. Mariotto, M. P. Fay, E. J. Feuer, and B. K. Edwards, eds. (Bethesda, MD, National Cancer Institute).

NAACCR (2003). Cancer North America 1996-2000, Executive Summary <http://www.naaccr.org/filesystem/pdf/CINA1996-2000mort.sec0.pdf> (cited May 2004), prepared by J. P. Fulton (Springfield, IL, North American Association of Central Cancer Registries).

NCCC (2004). Data summary of Marin County breast cancer incidence rates, 2002 <http://www.nccc.org/news/marindata_011702.html> (cited April 2004) (Union City, CA, Northern California Cancer Center [NCCC]).

Kliewer, E. V., and Smith, K. R. (1995). Breast cancer mortality among immigrants in Australia and Canada. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 87, 1154-1161.

ACS. (2004). Cancer Facts & Figures 2004 <http://www.cancer.org/downloads/STT/CAFF_finalPWSecured.pdf> (cited June 2004). (Washington, DC, American Cancer Society [ACS]).

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Prepared by Zev Ross, MS, BCERF Consultant

We will make every effort to update this bibliography. If you have comments on this bibliography, or have a suggestion of a reference you would like us to review for inclusion in the bibliography, please send this information via email to: breastcancer@cornell.edu

Last Update 08.26.04