Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database
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The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (SEER) is a resource which allows statistical analysis to be performed upon data collected by cancer registries
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It is maintained by the National Cancer Institute
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Cancer registry
A cancer registry is a systematic collection of data about cancer and tumor diseases. The data is collected by Cancer Registrars. Cancer Registrars capture a complete summary of patient history, diagnosis, treatment, and status for every cancer patient in the United States, and other countries as...
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It is maintained by the National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
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