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                              Figure 2.3  Age-specific acceleration for different cancers. The curves were
                              calculated with the same database and methods as the bottom row of plots
                              in Figure 2.1. Male cases are shown by solid lines, female cases by dashed
                              lines. Abbreviations: Oral.phr for oral-pharyngeal cancer; NH.lymph for non-
                              Hodgkin’s lymphoma; and Esphags for esophageal cancer.


                              that occur, and to show some of the broad patterns that will be useful
                              in discussing the underlying molecular and cellular processes.
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