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• The ratio of the number of new cancers of a specific site/type occurring in a specified population during a year to the number of individuals who were at risk for the given cancer, generally expressed as the number of cancers per 100,000 persons.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Incidence Rate. (n.d.). Glossary of Statistical Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/incidence-rate.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Incidence Rate. seer.cancer.gov. Glossary of Statistical Terms. SEER Program. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/incidence-rate (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Incidence Rate." Glossary of Statistical Terms. SEER Program. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/incidence-rate.

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