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Merkel cell carcinoma incidence, trends, and survival rates among adults aged 50 years from United States Cancer Statistics
Freeman MB , Holman DM , Qin J , Lunsford NB . J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 80 (4) 1154-1156 Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare form of skin cancer that frequently metastasizes and is associated with low survival rates.1 A recent examination of data from the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program—specifically SEER-18 data, which captures 28% of the US population—revealed an increase in MCC incidence rates during 2000–2013.2 For the current study, we used data from the United States Cancer Statistics, which combines state cancer registry data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Program of Cancer Registries and the SEER program (https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/uscs/about/index.htm), to examine patterns in MCC incidence and survival by sex, age, race/ethnicity, tumor stage, and anatomic site. |
Trends in melanoma incidence among non-Hispanic whites in the United States, 2005 to 2014
Holman DM , Freeman MB , Shoemaker ML . JAMA Dermatol 2018 154 (3) 361-362 This analysis examines data from 2 major databases on melanoma incidence trends among the non-Hispanic white population in the United States by 10-year age groups. |
Capture and coding of industry and occupation measures: Findings from eight National Program of Cancer Registries states
Freeman MB , Pollack LA , Rees JR , Johnson CJ , Rycroft RK , Rousseau DL , Hsieh MC . Am J Ind Med 2017 60 (8) 689-695 BACKGROUND: Although data on industry and occupation (I&O) are important for understanding cancer risks, obtaining standardized data is challenging. This study describes the capture of specific I&O text and the ability of a web-based tool to translate text into standardized codes. METHODS: Data on 62 525 cancers cases received from eight National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) states were submitted to a web-based coding tool developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for translation into standardized I&O codes. We determined the percentage of sufficiently analyzable codes generated by the tool. RESULTS: Using the web-based coding tool on data obtained from chart abstraction, the NPCR cancer registries achieved between 48% and 75% autocoding, but only 12-57% sufficiently analyzable codes. CONCLUSIONS: The ability to explore associations between work-related exposures and cancer is limited by current capture and coding of I&O data. Increased training of providers and registrars, as well as software enhancements, will improve the utility of I&O data. |
Rabies in a dog imported from Egypt with a falsified rabies vaccination certificate - Virginia, 2015
Sinclair JR , Wallace RM , Gruszynski K , Freeman MB , Campbell C , Semple S , Innes K , Slavinski S , Palumbo G , Bair-Brake H , Orciari L , Condori RE , Langer A , Carroll DS , Murphy J . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015 64 (49) 1359-62 Canine rabies virus variant has been eliminated in the United States and multiple other countries. Globally, however, dogs remain the principal source for human rabies infections. The World Health Organization recommends that when dogs cross international borders, national importing authorities should require an international veterinary certificate attesting that the animal did not show signs of rabies at the time of shipment, was permanently identified, vaccinated, or revaccinated, and had been subjected to a serologic test for rabies before shipment. On June 8, 2015, an adult female dog that had recently been picked up from the streets of Cairo, Egypt, and shipped by a U.S. animal rescue organization to the United States was confirmed to have rabies by the Virginia Department of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS). This dog was part of a large shipment of dogs and cats from Egypt that rescue organizations had distributed to multiple states for adoption. During the investigation, public health officials learned that the rabies vaccination certificate used for entry of the rabid dog into the United States had intentionally been falsified to avoid exclusion of the dog from entry under CDC's current dog importation regulations. This report underscores the ongoing risk posed by U.S. importation of domestic animals that have not been adequately vaccinated against rabies. |
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