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Release Schedule

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    New Releases

    October 2009

    * New 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data was added to the web site.
    * US Cancer Statistics: 2006 Incidence data for diagnosis year 2006 was added for data provided by the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) from data submitted to NPCR-CSS in January 2009 by state health departments or their designees.
    * Incidence data for diagnosis year 2006 was added for state and metropolitan area central cancer registries from data submitted to the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program in November 2008. This data was also released in the Cancer Statistics Review.
    * Updated death data through 2006 was added for data provided by the National Vital Statistics System.
    * Demographics: Ages 40+ and 50+ were added to the Demographic Data Report.
    * Trends: Recent trends are now AAPCs based on APCs calculated by the Joinpoint Regression Program where enough data is available. Otherwise EAPCs, calculated in SEER*Stat, are used.
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    Past Releases

    April 2009

    * New 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data was added to the web site. This includes new data for smoking, fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and weight.
    * US Cancer Statistics: 2005 Incidence data for diagnosis year 2005 was added for data provided by the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) from data submitted to NPCR-CSS in January 2008 by state health departments or their designees.
    * Breast Cancer Prevalence Projections were added to the web site. This web site provides estimates and projections of cancer prevalence for all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (D.C.), based on a statistical method that uses state-specific mortality data and cancer survival. The prevalence statistics presented are prevalence counts, prevalence percents and age-adjusted prevalence percents. For an overview of methods and definitions refer to http://srab.cancer.gov/software/prevalence.html.

    October 2008

    * Incidence data for diagnosis year 2005 was added for state and metropolitan area central cancer registries from data submitted to the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program in November 2007. This data will also be released in the Cancer Statistics Review.
    * Updated death data through 2005 was added for data provided by the National Vital Statistics System.

    December 2007

    * US Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence data for diagnosis year 2004 was added for data provided by the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) from data submitted to NPCR-CSS in January 2007 by state health departments or their designees.

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    July 2007

    * US Cancer Statistics: 2003 Incidence data for diagnosis year 2003 was added for data provided by the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) from data submitted to NPCR-CSS in January 2006 by state health departments or their designees.
    * Incidence data for diagnosis year 2004 was added for state and metropolitan area central cancer registries from data submitted to the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program in November 2006. This data will also be released in the Cancer Statistics Review.
    * Updated death data through 2004 was added for data provided by the National Vital Statistics System.
    * New 2005 and 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data was added to the web site.

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    January 2007

    * Incidence data was added to the Interactive Maps section of the web site. This now allows users to map incidence rates for the entire United States by state or county as well as map the incidence rates for counties in one state.
    * Expanded Census Data was added to the new Demographic Data section of the web site. This section of the web site allows users to view data on education, income, migration, population characteristics, poverty, urban/rural and workforce characteristics. The Demographic Data section replaces the previous "Age Distribution" section.

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    May 2006

    * US Cancer Statistics: 2002 Incidence data for diagnosis year 2002 was added for data provided by the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) from data submitted to NPCR-CSS in January 2005 by state health departments or their designees.
    * Incidence data for diagnosis year 2003 was added for state and metropolitan area central cancer registries from data submitted to the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program in November 2005. This data was also released in the Cancer Statistics Review.
    * Updated death data through 2003 was added for data provided by the National Vital Statistics System. In addition, county data for Alaska is being reported on this web site for the first time.
    * The "Latest Rates, Percents and Counts" section of the web site has been renamed to: "Comparative Data Display". The functionality is the same as it was previously.
    * The race/ethnicity labels were modified to be more descriptive on the Web site. How the race/ethnicity groups are defined did not change.

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    February 2006

    * New 2003 and 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data was added to the web site. This includes new data for Clinical Breast Exam, Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy in the last 5 and 10 years as well as a combination test: Home Blood Stool Test Used in the Past Year or Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy in the last 5 years.

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    May 2005

    * US Cancer Statistics: 2001 Incidence data for diagnosis year 2001 was added for data provided by the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) from data submitted to NPCR-CSS in January 2004 by state health departments or their designees.
    * Incidence data for diagnosis year 2002 was added for state and metropolitan area central cancer registries from data submitted to the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program in November 2004. This data was also released in the Cancer Statistics Review.
    * Updated death data through 2002 was added by data provided by the National Vital Statistics System.
    * A new section, Interactive Maps, was been added to the web site. This new section allows users to map death rates for the entire United States by state or county as well as map the death rates for counties in one state.

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    July 2004

    * Childhood cancer was added to the Web site. This includes all cancers for Ages 0-14 and Ages 0-19.

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    April 2004

    * US Cancer Statistics: 2001 Incidence data for diagnosis year 2000 was added for data provided by the National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) from data submitted to NPCR-CSS in January 2003 by state health departments or their designees.
    * Incidence data for diagnosis year 2001 was added for state and metropolitan area central cancer registries from data submitted to the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program in November 2003. This data was also released in the Cancer Statistics Review.
    * Updated death data through 2001 was added for data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file was added.
    * Additional cancer sites, including
  • Brain & ONS
  • Breast (Female in situ)
  • Childhood (Ages <15, All Sites)
  • Childhood (Ages <20, All Sites)
  • Esophagus
  • Kidney & Renal Pelvis
  • Leukemia
  • Liver & Bile Duct
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
  • Ovary
  • Pancreas
  • Stomach
  • Thyroid
  • Uterus
    were added to the Web site.

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