Hannah K Weir

Summary

Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The National Program of Cancer Registries: explaining state variations in average cost per case reported
    Hannah K Weir
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 2:A10. 2005
  2. ncbi Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2005, featuring trends in lung cancer, tobacco use, and tobacco control
    Ahmedin Jemal
    Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA 30303 1002, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 100:1672-94. 2008
  3. ncbi Melanoma survival in the United States, 1992 to 2005
    Lori A Pollack
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S78-86. 2011
  4. ncbi Melanoma surveillance in the United States: overview of methods
    Meg Watson
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S6-16. 2011
  5. ncbi Melanoma in adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39 years): United States, 1999-2006
    Hannah K Weir
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S38-49. 2011
  6. ncbi Examining the association between socioeconomic status and potential human papillomavirus-associated cancers
    Vicki B Benard
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:2910-8. 2008
  7. ncbi Using population-based cancer registry data to assess the burden of human papillomavirus-associated cancers in the United States: overview of methods
    Meg Watson
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:2841-54. 2008
  8. ncbi Cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native young adults (ages 20-44 years): US, 1999-2004
    Hannah K Weir
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:1153-67. 2008
  9. ncbi Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2000, featuring the uses of surveillance data for cancer prevention and control
    Hannah K Weir
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 95:1276-99. 2003
  10. ncbi Surveillance for cancers associated with tobacco use--United States, 1999-2004
    Sherri L Stewart
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USA
    MMWR Surveill Summ 57:1-33. 2008

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi The National Program of Cancer Registries: explaining state variations in average cost per case reported
    Hannah K Weir
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 2:A10. 2005
    ..The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's costs to report cancer cases during the first 5 years of the National Program of Cancer Registries...
  2. ncbi Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2005, featuring trends in lung cancer, tobacco use, and tobacco control
    Ahmedin Jemal
    Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA 30303 1002, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 100:1672-94. 2008
    ..This year's report includes trends in lung cancer incidence and death rates, tobacco use, and tobacco control by state of residence...
  3. ncbi Melanoma survival in the United States, 1992 to 2005
    Lori A Pollack
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S78-86. 2011
    ..Population-based data on melanoma survival are important for understanding the impact of demographic and clinical factors on prognosis...
  4. ncbi Melanoma surveillance in the United States: overview of methods
    Meg Watson
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S6-16. 2011
    ..Although recent reports suggest that melanoma incidence rates have been increasing, these apparent increases could be caused by an increase in reporting and/or screening, and by an actual increase in the occurrence of melanoma...
  5. ncbi Melanoma in adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39 years): United States, 1999-2006
    Hannah K Weir
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S38-49. 2011
    ..Understanding the burden of melanoma in this age group is important to identifying areas for etiologic research and in developing effective prevention approaches aimed at reducing melanoma risk...
  6. ncbi Examining the association between socioeconomic status and potential human papillomavirus-associated cancers
    Vicki B Benard
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:2910-8. 2008
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  7. ncbi Using population-based cancer registry data to assess the burden of human papillomavirus-associated cancers in the United States: overview of methods
    Meg Watson
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:2841-54. 2008
    ....
  8. ncbi Cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native young adults (ages 20-44 years): US, 1999-2004
    Hannah K Weir
    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:1153-67. 2008
    ..An examination of cancer incidence patterns in American Indians and Alaska Native (AI/AN) young adults may provide insight into their present and future cancer burden...
  9. ncbi Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2000, featuring the uses of surveillance data for cancer prevention and control
    Hannah K Weir
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 95:1276-99. 2003
    ..This report updates statistics on lung, female breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers and highlights the uses of selected surveillance data to assist development of state-based cancer control plans...
  10. ncbi Surveillance for cancers associated with tobacco use--United States, 1999-2004
    Sherri L Stewart
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USA
    MMWR Surveill Summ 57:1-33. 2008
    ..e., referred to as tobacco-related cancer in this report). These data are important for initiation, monitoring, and evaluation of targeted tobacco prevention and control measures...
  11. ncbi Higher incidence of clear cell adenocarcinoma of the cervix and vagina among women born between 1947 and 1971 in the United States
    Emily K Smith
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K55, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 23:207-11. 2012
    ..When assessing a woman's cancer risks, whether her mother took DES while pregnant may still be a relevant aspect of the medical history for women born during the period of DES use in pregnancy...
  12. ncbi Building the infrastructure for nationwide cancer surveillance and control--a comparison between the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (United States)
    Phyllis A Wingo
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 14:175-93. 2003
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  13. ncbi Using data to motivate action: the need for high quality, an effective presentation, and an action context for decision-making
    Bruce L Black
    American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 4251, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 16:15-25. 2005
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  14. ncbi Cancer survival in five continents: a worldwide population-based study (CONCORD)
    Michel P Coleman
    Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group, Non communicable Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
    Lancet Oncol 9:730-56. 2008
    ..This is, to our knowledge, the first worldwide analysis of cancer survival, with standard quality-control procedures and identical analytic methods for all datasets...