ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapters in this report were prepared by the research staff of the Cancer Surveillance Section (CSS) of the California Department of Health Services, under the direction of William E. Wright, Ph.D. Special thanks are extended to Pattie Williams for her dedicated desktop publishing efforts; to Mark E. Allen, M.S., Sandy L. Kwong, M.P.H., and Glen W. Halvorson for their assistance with data processing, preparation of figures, and critical review of the manuscript. Sincere gratitude is expressed to John L. Young, Jr., Dr.P.H., recently retired Chief of the CSS, whose internationally recognized expertise in cancer registration, boundless energy and unflappable good nature guided the CCR through its formative years. Inquiries regarding the content of this report should be directed to the Cancer Surveillance Section, Department of Health Services, 601 N. 7th Street, MS 592, P.O. Box 942732, Sacramento, CA 94234-7320 or by telephoning (916) 327-4663.

The California Cancer Registry (CCR) is a collaborative effort between the State and the California Public Health Foundation (CPHF), which was instrumental in both the collection of data and the production of this report. Cancer incidence reports from California health care providers are collected by ten regional registries. This report would not have been possible without the considerable effort and collaboration from the staffs of these registries. The directors and epidemiologists of the regional registries whose data are included in this report are: Hoda Anton-Culver, Ph.D., Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D., Jane Breuss, C.T.R., Judy Boone, Deborah Bringman, M.P.H., Vincent Caggiano, M.D., Rosemary D. Cress, Dr.P.H., Kathleen Davidson-Sawyer, C.T.R., Dennis Deapen, Dr.P.H., Jim Enders, M.P.H., C.T.R., Alan R. King, M.D., Tom Kurosaki, M.S., Paul K. Mills, Ph.D., John W. Morgan, Dr.P.H., Kiumarss Nasseri, D.V.M., Ph.D., Lilia O'Connor, M.B.A., C.T.R., Mignon Pratt, C.T.R., Ronald Ross, M.D., Sidney Saltzstein, M.D., M.P.H., Sue Watkins, A.R.T., C.T.R., and Dee W. West, Ph.D. Addresses and telephone numbers for the regional registries are listed in the last page of this report.

This report was partially supported by funds from the Breast Cancer Act of 1993, which provides funds for research and early detection services in California. The Cancer Surveillance Section would like to express its appreciation and thanks to California's hospital tumor registrars and others responsible for cancer data collection for their dedication and hard work. Their efforts are the foundation on which this publication is based.