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Epidemiology of Contralateral Breast Cancer by Chen, Y, Thompson, W, Semenciw, R, Mao, Y

“…Two to 11% of women diagnosed with breast cancer will develop contralateral breast cancer in their lifetime. Women with a first primary are at a 2–6-fold…”
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Esophageal cancer in Canada: trends according to morphology and anatomical location by Otterstatter, Michael C, Brierley, James D, De, Prithwish, Ellison, Larry F, Macintyre, Maureen, Marrett, Loraine D, Semenciw, Robert, Weir, Hannah K

“…Esophageal adenocarcinoma has one of the fastest rising incidence rates and one of the lowest survival rates of any cancer type in the Western world. However,…”
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Adolescent Injury Deaths and Hospitalization in Canada: Magnitude and Temporal Trends (1979–2003) by Pan, Sai Yi, M.D, Desmeules, Marie, M.Sc, Morrison, Howard, Ph.D, Semenciw, Robert, M.Sc, Ugnat, Anne-Marie, Ph.D, Thompson, Wendy, M.Sc, Mao, Yang, Ph.D

“…Abstract Purpose To understand the magnitude and the national trends of mortality and hospitalization due to injuries among Canadian adolescents aged 15–19…”
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Cancer incidence in Canada: trends and projections (1983-2032) by Xie, L, Semenciw, R, Mery, L

“…Each year, the Canadian Cancer Statistics publication provides an estimate of expected case counts and rates for common cancer sites for the current year in…”
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Incidence du cancer au Canada : tendances et projections (1983-2032) by Xie, Lin, Semenciw, Robert, Mery, Les

“…Chaque année, la publication Statistiques canadiennes sur le cancer donne une estimation du nombre de cas et des taux projetés pour les sièges de cancer…”
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Serum Iron and Risk of Fatal Acute Myocardial Infarction by Morrison, Howard I., Semenciw, Robert M., Mao, Yang, Wigle, Donald T.

“…We assessed the relation of serum iron, dietary iron, and the use of iron supplements to the risk of fatal acute myocardial infarction in the Nutrition Canada…”
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Epidemiological study of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease death certificates in Canada, 1979-2001 by Elsaadany, Susie, Semenciw, Robert, Ricketts, Maura, Mao, Yang, Giulivi, Antonio

“…A descriptive epidemiological analysis to update trends of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) deaths, from 1979-2001, was undertaken. Cases with CJD as underlying…”
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Trends in incidence, mortality, and survival for kidney cancer in Canada, 1986–2007 by De, Prithwish, Otterstatter, Michael C., Semenciw, Robert, Ellison, Larry F., Marrett, Loraine D., Dryer, Dagny

“…Purpose: Kidney cancer is one of the fastest rising cancers worldwide. We aimed to examine the trends in incidence, mortality, and survival for this cancer in…”
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Canadian adolescents and young adults with cancer: opportunity to improve coordination and level of care by De, Prithwish, Ellison, Larry F, Barr, Ronald D, Semenciw, Robert, Marrett, Loraine D, Weir, Hannah K, Dryer, Dagny, Grunfeld, Eva

“…Cancers in adolescents and young adults (aged 15-29 years) represent a transition between the nonepithelial types, especially acute leukemias and embryonal…”
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Short-term cancer mortality projections: A comparative study of prediction methods by Lee, Terry C.K., Dean, C.B., Semenciw, Robert

“…This paper provides a systematic comparison of cancer mortality and incidence projection methods used at major national health agencies. These methods include…”
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Cancer mortality among a group of fluorspar miners exposed to radon progeny by Morrison, H I, Semenciw, R M, Mao, Y, Wigle, D T

“…A cohort study of the mortality experience (1950-1984) of 1,772 Newfoundland underground fluorspar miners occupationally exposed to high levels of radon…”
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Cervical cancer: the increasing incidence of adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma in younger women by Liu, S, Semenciw, R, Mao, Y

“…Incidence rates of cervical cancer have declined dramatically in Canada over the last 3 decades, from 19.4 per 100 000 women in 1971 to 8.4 per 100 000 women…”
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Multiple myeloma mortality and agricultural practices in the Prairie provinces of Canada by Semenciw, R M, Morrison, H I, Riedel, D, Wilkins, K, Ritter, L, Mao, Y

“…A cohort study of agricultural practices and the mortality experience (1971 to 1987) of male farmers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta has been conducted…”
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Leukemia Mortality and Farming in the Prairie Provinces of Canada by Semenciw, Robert M., Morrison, Howard I., Morison, Dierdre, Mao, Yang

“…Background: An increased risk of leukemia has been previously noted among farmers. Purpose: To examine the risk of fatal leukemia according to various farming…”
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Health outcomes of low-dose ionizing radiation exposure among medical workers: a cohort study of the Canadian national dose registry of radiation workers by Zielinski, Jan, Garner, Michael, Band, Pierre, Krewski, Daniel, Shilnikova, Natalia, Jiang, Huixia, Ashmore, Patrick, Sont, Willem, Fair, Martha, Letourneau, Ernest, Semenciw, Robert

“…Background: Medical workers can be exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation from various sources. The potential cancer risks associated with ionizing radiation…”
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Estimating variability for age-standardized hospital morbidity rates: a comparative study of automated methods for web-based atlas production using medical databases by Lee, Terry C. K., Dean, C. B., Semenciw, Robert

“…Accurate interval estimation of standardized hospital morbidity rates is essential for comparing health care utilization across geographical areas or different…”
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Socioeconomic status and lung cancer risk in Canada by Mao, Yang, Hu, Jinfu, Ugnat, Anne-Marie, Semenciw, Robert, Fincham, Shirley

“…Background Several epidemiological studies have found that lung cancer is inversely related to socioeconomic status (SES) and suggest it as a possible risk…”
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Agricultural Practices in the Prairie Provinces of Canada by Morrison, Howard I, Semenciw, Robert M, Wilkins, Kathryn, Mao, Yang, Wigle, Donald T

“…Objectives—The aim of this study was to provide an update of a cohort study (1971—1985) that previously reported a significant trend in the risk of…”
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Report summary--Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy in Canada: 2012 Report by the Public Health Agency of Canada

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Increasing incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Canada, 1970-1996: age-period-cohort analysis by Liu, Shiliang, Semenciw, Robert, Mao, Yang

“…Previous studies have shown that the incidence of non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) has increased in many parts of the world in recent decades. Using data obtained…”
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