Publications by authors named "Stephanie Lee Foster"
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- Choropleth maps are valuable tools used to visualize cancer rates in reports and community discussions.
- Geographic information systems (GIS) are increasingly utilized by cancer registries to enhance data representation.
- The CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control emphasizes the need for advanced mapping techniques and usability testing in future cancer data initiatives.
Choropleth maps are commonly used in cancer reports and community discussions about cancer rates. Cancer registries increasingly use geographic information system techniques. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control convened a Map Work Group to help guide application of geographic information systems mapping techniques and to promote choropleth mapping of data from central cancer registries supported by the National Program of Cancer Registries, especially for planning and evaluation of comprehensive cancer control programs.
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