Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)

Overview

The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program provides information on cancer statistics in an effort to reduce the cancer burden among the U.S. population. SEER collects cancer incidence data from population-based cancer registries covering approximately 47.9 percent of the U.S. population. The SEER datasets include data on patient demographics, primary tumor site, tumor morphology, stage at diagnosis, and first course of treatment. [1]

SEER offers the following datasets:

• SEER Research Data

  • Register with any valid email

  • Excludes geography, month and year of diagnosis, and other demographic fields

• SEER Research Plus and NCCR Data

  • Requires user authentication through eRA Commons or an HHS account.

  • Includes geography, month, and year of diagnosis, other demographic fields

  • Includes National Childhood Cancer Registry (NCCR) data excluding geography

Visit SEER for a deeper comparison of the datasets. Learn more about SEER and SEER Datasets on the SEER website.

References

1. National Cancer Institute. (n.d.). SEER Data. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

Resources

Links

• SEER Website

• SEER Data Products

• SEER Data Access Request Process