Prostate Cancer Trends 1973-1995, SEER Program National Cancer Institute
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James Cerhan, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine Roy Correa, M.D. Department of Urology, Virginia Mason Clinic J. William Eley, M.D., M.P.H. Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University Frank Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D. Epidemiology and Cancer Control Program, University of New Mexico School of Medicine Benjamin Hankey, Sc.D. Cancer Control Research Program, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute Laurence N. Kolonel, M.D., Ph.D. Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Ronald Ross, M.D. Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine Richard Severson, Ph.D. The Michigan Cancer Foundation Dee West, Ph.D. Northern California Cancer Center
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