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Indexes & Abstracts


CANCERNET
(Cancerlit and PDQ) 
URL: http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/ 
CURRENT INDEX TO STATISTICS (CIS)
CURRENT INDEX TO STATISTICS (CIS). The Current Index to Statistics is a bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. The CIS Extended Database (CIS- ED) includes coverage, in most cases from 1974 (or first issue if later) to the present from selected journals, and selected books in statistics published since 1974. 
URL: http://query.statindex.org/ 
EDS - ELECTRONIC DATA SERVICE OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
EDS is CU libraries and ACIS service that supports CU community in the use of statistical data sources. It provides statistical sources, software as well as offers Reference assistance in using statistical data,including raw data sets, GIS, etc. Offers DataGate,the local archive comprised of ICPSR, Roper, SSEDL, etc. EDS is physically located at the CU Lehman Social Sciences Library on the Morningside Campus. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/eds/ 
INFOSHARE ONLINE
A database of statistics about New York City. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3105451.html 
LEXIS NEXIS STATISTICAL
'Provides statistical data from U.S. government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and international organizations from 1983.' 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APK8288 
MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of Medline available through OVID interface: Medline 1966 - present (offers author/journal/keyword/subject, or MESH, searching), Oldmedline 1950 - 1965 (offers same but subject searching), and In-Process around 2 recent months (offers same but subject searching).  
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 
POPLINE
citations and abstracts for publications related to population, family planning, and related health issues. Coverage from 1970- present. Includes international demographic research. 
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indexes/popline.html 
POPULATION INDEX
'Population Index is the primary reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics. This website provides a searchable and browsable database containing 46,035 abstracts of demographic literature published in Population Index in the period 1986-2000.'  
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APH1576  
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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Guides


ANNUAL CANCER STATISTICS REVIEW
1985-U.S.DHHS publ. 
Serial A. 
ATLAS OF CANCER INCIDENCE IN ENGLAND AND WALES
1969-85. 
Ref RC279 G7 D94. 
ATLAS OF CANCER INCIDENCE IN THE FORMER GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
1978-1982 
Ref RC279 G3 A85. 
ATLAS OF U.S. CANCER MORTALITY AMONG NONWHITES
1950-1980. DHHS publ. 
Ref RC276 A835. 
ATLAS OF U.S. CANCER MORTALITY AMONG WHITES
1950-1980. DHHS publ. 
Ref RC276 A84. 
CA: A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS
1950- American Cancer Society. Beginning with 1970, Jan/Feb issue of each year is devoted to cancer statistics. 
Serial C. 
CANADIAN CANCER STATISTICS
Canadian Cancer Society. 1987- 
Ref RC261 A1 C36. 
CANCER FACTS AND FIGURES
1966- American Cancer Society. 
Ref RC261 C1645. 
CANCER FACTS AND FIGURES FOR MINORITY AMERICANS
1986- American Cancer Society. 
Ref RC282 C16. 
CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY BY COUNTY
New York State. 
Ref RC277 N7 C16. 
CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALTY IN NEW YORK STATE (EXCLUSIVE OF NEW YORK CITY).
Ref RC276 N42. 
CANCER INCIDENCE IN FIVE CONTINENTS
1966- International Agency for Research in Cancer. (IARC). WHO publ. 6 vols. 
Ref RC267.7 P37. 
CANCER RISK AND INCIDENCE TRENDS, THE CONNECTICUT PERSPECTIVE
Ref RA465 C36444. 
CANCER STATISTICS REVIEW
1973-1990 U.S.DHHS publ. 
Ref RA645 C3 C36. 
FULFILLING THE POTENTIAL OF CANCER PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION
Institute of Medicine (IOM).  The book has embedded cancer statistics. 
REF RC 268 .F85. 
INTERNATIONAL INCIDENCE OF CHILDHOOD CANCER
IARC/WHO publ. 1988 
Ref RC281 C4 I57. 
SEER PROGRAM: CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY IN THE UNITED STATES
DHHS publ. 
Ref RC276 Se3. 
TIME TRENDS IN CANCER INCIDENCE
1977-1986. New York State Department of Health, Cancer Registry. 
Ref RC267.5 T56. 
U.S. CANCER MORTALITY BY COUNTY
1950-1969. DHEW publ. 
Ref RC276 Un33. 
U.S. CANCER MORTALITY RATES AND TRENDS
1950-1979. Published by NCI/EPA. 3 vols 
Ref RC276 Un31. 
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Directories and Associations


AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS)
URL: http://www.facs.org/ 
NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRIES (NAACCR)
On the American Cancer Society site under Cancer Information category offers Statistics 
URL: http://www.naaccr.org/ 
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Internet Guides and Resources


AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
Offers statistics on lung diseases including lung cancer. 
URL: http://www.lungusa.org/data/index2.html 
CANCER REGISTRIES ON THE WEB
Based in the Rotterdam Cancer Registry, facilitates communication between cancer registries in different countries of the world. Provides links to cancer registries sites by country worldwide. 
URL: http://www.ikr.nl/canregs.htm 
CANCER STATISTICS/CANCER FACTS AND FIGURES
American Cancer Society.  "The ACS tracks cancer occurrence, including the number of deaths, cases, and how long people survive after diagnosis. ACS also tracks data regarding behaviors that influence the risk of developing cancer and the use of screening tests." 
URL: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/STT_0.asp 
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
Under Cancer Information category offers Statistics subcategory with cancer statistics by various criteria. 
URL: http://www.dfci.harvard.edu/ 
EPIDEMIOLOGY: PUBLIC HEALTH, BIOSCIENCES, MEDICINE
Offers categorized list of links to epidemiology sites on the Internet. 
URL: http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/epidem/epidem.html 
HCUP - HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT
AHRQ - Agency for Heatlhcare Research and Quality.  Produced by AHRQ "HCUP Databases include the largest collection of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States. HCUPnet provides free, immediate access to national, regional, and State-level hospital inpatient statistics based on HCUP data. HCUP Tools & Software help health services researchers and decision makers to use HCUP and other similar databases. HCUP Reports feature new findings, publications, research notes based on HCUP data, and technical reports about HCUP issues." 
URL: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/ 
INITIATIVE TO ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH (DHHS)
Offers minority population health statistics in several health areas including Cancer Screening and Management. 
URL: http://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/ 
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC)
As a part of the WHO provides information on cancer incidence, mortality and survival worldwide. Under Databases offers Cancer Epidemiology Database which provides access to information on the occurrence of cancer worldwide. 
URL: http://www.iarc.fr/ 
NATIONAL BREAST CANCER CENTRE NHMRC
(Australia). Under Index look for Statistics on breast cancer in Australia. 
URL: http://www.nbcc.org.au/ 
NATIONAL CANCER DATA BASE (NCDB)
A nationwide oncology outcomes database for 1,600 hospitals in 50 states. Offers cancer statistics by disease site, cancer studies results, instructions and data forms for specific cancer studies. 
URL: http://www.facs.org/dept/cancer/ncdb/ 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (NCHS)
Under Data Warehouse offers miscellaneous health related statistics in format of tables, charts, etc. Comprehensive vital statistics can be found under Publications and Information Products category. 
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm 
NATIONAL PROGRAM OF CANCER REGISTRIES (NPCR)
(Centers for Disease Control). Under National Data and State Data categories cancer statistics and links to cancer statistics sites are found. 
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/ 
PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION - PAHO
The most comprehensive and reliable source of demographic and health statistics and other health and healthcare information for Americas. Includes Country Health Profiles. 
URL: http://www.paho.org/ 
SEER. SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND END RESULTS PROGRAM
National Cancer Institute). Collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data from population-based cancer registries covering approximately 14 percent of the U.S. population. Statistical information is offered under Publications: Cancer Prevalence Statistics, Seer Cancer Statistics Reviews for different time periods, etc. 
URL: http://www-seer.ims.nci.nih.gov/ 
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Meta-directories of Websites


PARTNERS IN INFORMATION ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE
"Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries which provides timely, convenient access to selected public health resources on the Internet." Offers links to useful Public Health and statistical resources in multiple categories. The PHPartners offers RSS feed that would 'keep you informed about news in public health, upcoming meetings, and new public health online resources. The PHPartners feed address is http://phpartners.org/rss_phpartners.xml. More information on how to subscribe to PHPartners RSS feeds is available at http://phpartners.org/rss_information.html.'  
URL: http://phpartners.org/ 


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