Lynn A. G. Ries
National Institutes of Health
87 Papers
865 Citations
Lynn A. G. Ries is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 87 publications.
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Papers
Annual Report to the Nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2008, featuring cancers associated with excess weight and lack of sufficient physical activity.
Christie R. Eheman,S. Jane Henley,Rachel Ballard-Barbash,Eric J. Jacobs,Maria J. Schymura,Anne-Michelle Noone,Liping Pan,Robert N. Anderson,Janet E. Fulton,Betsy A. Kohler,Ahmedin Jemal,Elizabeth Ward,Marcus Plescia,Lynn A. G. Ries,Brenda K. Edwards +14 more
TL;DR: This year's report highlights the increased cancer risk associated with excess weight (overweight or obesity) and lack of sufficient physical activity (150 minutes of physical activity per week).
Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2003, featuring cancer among U.S. Hispanic/Latino populations.
Holly L. Howe,Xiao-Cheng Wu,Xiao-Cheng Wu,Lynn A. G. Ries,Vilma Cokkinides,Faruque Ahmed,Ahmedin Jemal,Barry A. Miller,Melanie Williams,Melanie Williams,Elizabeth Ward,Phyllis A. Wingo,Amelie G. Ramirez,Brenda K. Edwards +13 more
TL;DR: The American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Institute, and North American Association of Central Cancer Registries collaborate annually to provide U.s. cancer information, this year featuring the first comprehensive compilation of cancer information for U.S. Latinos.
Cancer Survival and Incidence from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
TL;DR: An overview of data on cancer at all sites combined and on selected, frequently occurring cancers is presented, and 5-year conditional survival for patients already surviving for 1-3 years after diagnosis is discussed as well as relative survival for other time periods.
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Recent Trends in U.S. Breast Cancer Incidence, Survival, and Mortality Rates
Kenneth C. Chu,Robert E. Tarone,Larry Kessler,Lynn A. G. Ries,Benjamin F. Hankey,Barry A. Miller,Brenda K. Edwards +6 more
TL;DR: Statistical modeling indicates that the recent drop in breast cancer mortality is too rapid to be explained only by the increased use of mammography; likewise, there has been no equivalent dramatic increase in survival rates that would implicate therapy alone.
Aging and cancer in America. Demographic and epidemiologic perspectives.
Rosemary Yancik,Lynn A. G. Ries +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, it has been stated in this article and elsewhere that cancer patients aged 65 years and older deserve special attention as a target group for research efforts across the cancer-control spectrum.
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