From the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; and 2Research Triangle Institute (RTI), International, Research Triangle, North Carolina.
The contributions of RTI were funded by the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
The findings and conclusions in this manuscript are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This study used the linked SEER-Medicare database. The interpretation and reporting of these data are the sole responsibility of the authors. The authors acknowledge the efforts of the Applied Research Program, NCI; the Office of Research, Development and Information, CMS; Information Management Services (IMS), Inc; and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program tumor registries in the creation of the SEER-Medicare database.
Presented at the 2nd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Seattle, Washington, June 21–24, 2006.
Corresponding author: A. Blythe Ryerson, MPH, 4770 Buford Highway, NE K-55, Atlanta, GA 30341; e-mail: [email protected].
