title: Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program and population-based research in urologic oncology: an overview.
abstract: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program is a commonly used data source in cancer research. This article provides an introduction to the SEER database, describes important data items available from SEER on the most commonly diagnosed urologic malignancies (prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers), and reviews limitations of SEER data for urologic oncology research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
authors.forename: Emil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scosyrev
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Messing
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noyes
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veazie
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Messing
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D018426:SEER Program; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*