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Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) Working Group Methods Published

The independent EGAPP Working Group has developed new approaches and optimized existing methods for collecting, analyzing, and grading evidence on analytic and clinical validity and clinical utility of genetic and genomic tests. These methods are described in a paper now available online in Genetics in Medicine. 

From CDC: Report Shows High Regional Lung and Colorectal Cancer Rates in American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999-2004

For Immediate Release:
August 20, 2008

Contact: CDC Division of Media Relations
(404)639-3286

 
WHAT: CDC released the most comprehensive cancer data available for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) across the United States. Cancer incidence rates, especially lung and colorectal, among AI/AN men and women varied greatly across six geographic regions of the country (Alaska, East, Northern Plains, Pacific […]