Progress in cancer screening practices in the United States

By J. Swan, N. Breen, R. Coates, B. Rimer, N. Lee. Cancer, 2003

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Understanding differences in cancer screening among population groups in 2000 and successes or failures in reducing disparities over time among groups is important for planning a public health strategy to reduce or eliminate health disparities, a major goal of Healthy People 2010 national cancer screening objectives. In 2000, the new cancer control module added to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) collected more detailed information on cancer screening compared with previous surveys.

Subfields: Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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