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In 1986, the American Cancer Society estimated that 930,000 people would be diagnosed as having cancer, among whom 10% would be Black. For the 93,000 projected new cases, the approximate anatomic distribution of cancer would be as listed in Table 1.
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Saxton, J.P. (1989). Use of Radiation Therapy in Treatment of Malignant Tumors. In: Jones, L.A. (eds) Minorities and Cancer. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3630-6_22
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