Cancer Incidence - Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Registries Limited-Use

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Dataset Summary

Agency:	Department of Health and Human Services
Sub-Agency:	National Cancer Institute
Category:	Health and Nutrition
Date Released:	1/1/1975
Date Updated:	4/15/2009
Time Period:	1973-2006
Frequency:	Annual
Description:	SEER Limited-Use cancer incidence data with associated population data. Geographic areas available are county and SEER registry. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute collects and distributes high quality, comprehensive cancer data from a number of population-based cancer registries. Data include patient demographics, primary tumor site, morphology, stage at diagnosis, first course of treatment, and follow-up for vital status. The SEER Program is the only comprehensive source of population-based information in the United States that includes stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis and survival rates within each stage. (more)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Surveillance
Keywords	Cancer, Incidence, SEER, Epidemiology, Health, Disease, Registry, US, SEER, SEER 9, SEER 13, County, Alaska, Arizona, Atlanta (Georgia), California, Connecticut, Detroit (Michigan), Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Rural Georgia, San Francisco - Oakland (California), San Jose - Monterey (California), Seattle (Washington), Utah, All Sites, Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Lip, Tongue, Salivary Gland, Floor of Mouth, Gum and Other Mouth, Nasopharynx, Tonsil, Oropharynx, Hypopharynx, Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Digestive System, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Colon and Rectum, Colon excluding Rectum, Cecum, Appendix, Ascending Colon, Hepatic Flexure, Transverse Colon, Splenic Flexure, Descending Colon, Sigmoid Colon, Large Intestine, NOS, Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction, Rectosigmoid Junction, Rectum, Anus, Anal Canal and Anorectum, Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct, Liver, Intrahepatic Bile Duct, Gallbladder, Other Biliary, Pancreas, Retroperitoneum, Peritoneum, Omentum and Mesentery, Other Digestive Organs, Respiratory System, Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear, Larynx, Lung and Bronchus, Pleura, Trachea, Mediastinum and Other Respiratory Organs, Bones and Joints, Soft Tissue including Heart, Skin excluding Basal and Squamous, Melanoma of the Skin, Other Non-Epithelial Skin, Breast, Female Genital System, Cervix Uteri, Corpus and Uterus, NOS, Corpus Uteri, Uterus, NOS, Ovary, Vagina, Vulva, Other Female Genital Organs, Male Genital System, Prostate, Testis, Penis, Other Male Genital Organs, Urinary System, Urinary Bladder, Kidney and Renal Pelvis, Ureter, Other Urinary Organs, Eye and Orbit, Brain and Other Nervous System, Brain, Cranial Nerves Other Nervous System, Endocrine System, Thyroid, Other Endocrine including Thymus, Lymphoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Hodgkin - Nodal, Hodgkin - Extranodal, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NHL - Nodal, NHL - Extranodal, Myeloma, Leukemia, Lymphocytic Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Other Lymphocytic Leukemia, Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Monocytic Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Other Myeloid/Monocytic Leukemia, Other Leukemia, Other Acute Leukemia, Aleukemic, Subleukemic and NOS, Mesothelioma, Kaposi Sarcoma, Miscellaneous
Unique ID	19

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	Cancer Incidence - Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
Agency Program Page	http://seer.cancer.gov/
Agency Data Series Page	http://seer.cancer.gov/statistics/

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	Cancer case
Granularity	County
Geographic Coverage	SEER areas, SEER 9, SEER 13, Alaska, Atlanta (Georgia), California, Connecticut, Detroit (Michigan), Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Rural Georgia, San Francisco - Oakland (California), San Jose - Monterey (California), Seattle (Washington), Utah

Data Description

Collection Mode	Electronic from base registries
Data Collection Instrument	http://seer.cancer.gov/tools/submission.html
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://seer.cancer.gov/data/documentation.html

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://seer.cancer.gov/data/documentation.html
Additional Metadata	http://seer.cancer.gov/data/metadata.html