Abstract: . . .  occurred each year in the US from 1979 through 1999 to a statistical forecasting model. The esti- mated numbers of US cases from 1979 through 1999 were calculated using cancer incidence from the regions of the US included in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program of the National Cancer Inst . . .
. . .  true when examining cancer rates, since cancer is generally a disease of older people. Without adjusting for age, it would appear that the cancer rates for Florida are much higher than Alaska. However, once the ages are adjusted, it appears their rates are similar. Starting with this issue of Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans 2003-2004 , we used the most recent US census (2000) as the baseline for our age-adjustment. This is a change from previous issues and other statistics we have published. Prior to this, our statistics were based on the 1970 census. This change follows federal agencies . . .
. . .  examining cancer rates, since cancer is generally a disease of older people. Without adjusting for age, it would appear that the cancer rates for Florida are much higher than Alaska. However, once the ages are adjusted, it appears their rates are similar. Starting with this issue of Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans 2003-2004 , we used the most recent US census (2000) as the baseline for our age-adjustment. This is a change from previous issues and other statistics we have published. Prior to this, our statistics were based on the 1970 census. This change follows federal agencies that . . .
. . .  Task Force (USPSTF). ©2003, American Cancer Society, Inc. Page 20 New Cancer Cases: The estimated numbers of new US cancer cases among African Americans in 2003 were calculated by fitting the estimated numbers of cancer cases that occurred each year in the US from 1979 through 1999 to a statistical forecasting model. The esti- mated numbers of US cases from 1979 through 1999 were calculated using cancer incidence from the regions of the US included in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program of the National Cancer Inst . . .
. . .  cancers cancer tumor tumors Page 1 Cancer Facts & Figures for AfricanAmericans 2003-2004 Page 2 Contents Cancer Statistics for African Americans 1 Selected Cancers 7 Risk Factor Statistics 11 Tobacco Use 11 Overweight, Obesity, and Physical Activity 12 Use of Screening Tests 15 Screening Guidelines 17 Sources of Statistics 18 References 19 Acknowledgments The production . . .
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