Introduction / Gerard Rushton and others] -- Geocoding methods, materials, and first steps toward a geocoding error budget / Marc P. Armstrong and Chetan Tiwari -- Using ZIP® codes as geocodes in cancer research / Kirsten M.M. Beyer, Alan F. Schultz and Gerard Rushton -- Producing spatially continuous prostate cancer maps with different geocodes and spatial filter methods / Gerard Rushton, Qiang Cai and Zunqiu Chen -- The science and art of geocoding: tips for improving match rates and handling unmatched cases in analysis / Francis P. Boscoe -- Geocoding practices in cancer registries / Toshi Abe and David G. Stinchcomb -- Alternative techniques for masking geographic detail to protect privacy / Dale L. Zimmerman, Marc P. Armstrong and Gerard Rushton -- Preserving privacy : deidentifying data by applying a random perturbation spatial mask / Zunqiu Chen, Gerard Rushton and Geoffrey Smith -- Spatial statistical analysis of point- and area-referenced public health data / Lance A. Waller -- Statistical methods for incompletely and incorrectly geocoded cancer data / Dale L. Zimmerman -- Using geocodes to estimate distances and geographic accessibility for cancer prevention and control / Marc Armstrong, Barry R. Greene and Gerard Rushton -- Cancer registry data and geocoding : privacy, confidentiality, and security issues / Josephine Gittler -- Conclusions / Gerard Rushton and others] -- Appendix : cancer reporting and registry statutes and regulations / Josephine Gittler.