Date of Award
1-1-2011
Language
English
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
College/School/Department
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Program
Epidemiology
Content Description
1 online resource (iii, 80 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Maria J Schymura
Committee Members
Francis P Boscoe, Baozhen Qiao
Keywords
Cancer, Cancer Registries, Multiple Primary Cancers, Breast, Lungs, Multiple tumors
Subject Categories
Epidemiology
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the recent changes in multiple primary rules for breast and lung cancers and determine their effects on population incidence rates, illustrate specific patterns in multiple primary cancers for breast and lung cancers in New York and compare these patterns to SEER data, and to identify risks for developing multiple primary breast and lung cancers based on data in the New York State Cancer Registry (NYSCR).
Recommended Citation
Sherman, Colleen G., "An evaluation of multiple primary breast and lung cancers" (2011). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 597.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/597