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At a time when many Louisianans have been touched by the effect of cancer either personally or among family or friends, medical science has continued to wage war against this important public health problem. High quality cancer registries are essential to those efforts. The Louisiana Tumor Registry has identified and collected data on newly diagnosed cases of cancer statewide since the diagnosis year 1988. With the participation of researchers, physicians, hospitals and cancer patients, these data, taken collectively, provide information contributing to the knowledge and understanding of cancer and its causes and treatments. Volume 18 of Cancer in Louisiana features Parish Profiles, 1988-2000, a parish level cancer incidence monograph and the first of its kind produced for Louisiana. With the accumulation of 13 years of statewide data, the ability to analyze data over smaller geographic areas in scientifically meaningful and reliable ways has been greatly enhanced. We hope that this report results in new, tangible progress in cancer control in our communities.

The Louisiana Tumor Registry can be reached at LTR-info@lsuhsc.edu

Publication Date

1-1-2004

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Louisiana Tumor Registry

Cancer in Louisiana: Volume 18

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