About This Site

• Browsers that work best for viewing this site
• Other plug-ins that may be required
• Purpose
• Type of information available
• Intended audience
• Acknowledgments

Browsers that work best for viewing this site

This Web site must be run on a Javascript-enabled browser in order to work properly. Version 4 or greater of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator work well.

Other plug-ins that may be required

Some portions of this Web site may require the following downloadable software in order to function properly:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader (FREE download) - to view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files
• Macromedia Flash Player (FREE download) - to view charts/graphs with pop-up windows, drill down, and print
• Text readers such as IBM Home Page Reader, Freedom Scientific JAWS, or GW Micro Window Eyes, which enable the blind or visually-impaired users to access the graphic content of this Web site. Links to other text readers will be added as information becomes available.

Purpose

To provide information associated with the "Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the United States, 1950-94", released in December 1999 by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. Government's principal agency for cancer research. The NCI is a component of the National Institutes of Health, the focal point of the nation's biomedical research.

Type of information available

• Online version of the Atlas including text, maps, figures, and tables from the Atlas
• Interactive mortality charts and graphs, including rates by cancer, 5-year rates over time, and rates by state
• Custom maps based on user-controlled parameters
• Links to other U.S. and international cancer-related Web sites

Intended audience

Anyone with questions about cancer mortality in the United States during the period 1950-94. This site may be of interest to private citizens, special interest groups, students, researchers, health care professionals, legislators, and others.

Acknowledgments

• Programming and design of the Online Atlas site was provided by Information Management Services, Inc. of Rockville, Maryland.
• Programming and design of the Custom Maps was provided by Corda Technologies of Lindon, Utah.
• Programming and design of the Interactive Charts and Graphs was provided by Corda Technologies of Lindon, Utah.
• Assistance with overall Web site design and usability testing was provided by the NCI Usability Office