Cancer and Health Statistics & Data for Researchers

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• NCI Cancer Statistics & Data Resources
• Other Government Sources of Health Statistics
• Non-Government Cancer Statistics Resources

NCI Cancer Statistics & Data Resources

• Annual Report to the Nation
  This report provides long-term trends in cancer incidence rates and mortality rates for all races combined.
• Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2020
  The SEER Cancer Statistics Review (CSR), a report of the most recent cancer incidence, mortality, survival, prevalence, and lifetime risk statistics, is published annually by NCI's Surveillance Research Program.
• Cancer Stat Facts
  Cancer Stat Facts are a collection of statistical summaries for a number of common cancer types. They were developed to provide a quick overview of frequently-requested cancer statistics. Available statistics may include incidence, mortality, survival, stage, prevalence, and lifetime risk. Links to additional resources from NCI including risk factors, treatment, and clinical trials are also provided. The statistics will be updated annually to coincide with the SEER data release.
• Cancer Trends Progress Report
  This report summarizes our nation's progress against cancer in relation to Healthy People 2030 targets set forth by the Department of Health and Human Services. It includes key measures of progress along the cancer control continuum and uses national trend data to illustrate where advancements have been made.
• NCCR*Explorer
  NCCR*Explorer provides incidence and survival statistics for cancers in children and adolescent and young adults, ages 0-39, diagnosed from 2001 forward, using data from the National Childhood Cancer Registry (NCCR). It provides detailed statistics for a cancer site by sex, race/ethnicity, and age, and allows for comparison across cancer sites and subsites.
• NCI Cancer Atlas
  This tool allows users to create maps of cancer statistics, demographics, and risk factors.
• SEER*Explorer
  This interactive website provides easy access to a wide range of cancer statistics from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program.
• SEER-Medicare Linked Database
  The SEER-Medicare datasets consist of linkages to the clinical data collected by the SEER registries about claims for health services collected by Medicare for its beneficiaries.
• SEER*Stat Software
  The SEER*Stat statistical software provides a convenient, intuitive mechanism for the analysis of SEER and other cancer-related databases. It is a powerful PC tool to view individual cancer records and to produce statistics for studying the impact of cancer on a population. To use SEER*Stat with the SEER Research Data, you must have access to the data before using the software.
• State Cancer Profiles
  A system to characterize the cancer burden in a standardized manner in order to motivate action, integrate surveillance into cancer control planning, characterize areas and demographic groups, and expose health disparities. The focus is on cancer sites for which there are evidence based control interventions. Epidemiologists may find this site useful for exploring cancer statistics to identify research opportunities.

Other Government Sources of Health Statistics

• Cancer Registries
  This compilation of resources provides links to information on cancer statistics, such as incidence, mortality, and the prevalence of certain risk factors.
• United States Cancer Statistics: Data Visualizations
  The U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Visualizations tool shows the official federal cancer statistics from central cancer registries that meet data quality criteria.
• Health, United States
  This annual report from the National Center for Health Statistics at the CDC presents national trends in health statistics. It includes topics such as diseases and conditions, health expenditures, health insurance, infectious disease, poverty, and other topics.
• National Center for Health Statistics: FASTATS A-Z
  This CDC site provides statistical information for more than 100 topics of public health interest, including access to care, diet/nutrition, life expectancy, obesity/overweight, physical activity, various diseases, and much more.
• National Death Index
  Centralized source of data from the CDC on all deaths recorded in the United States.

Non-Government Cancer Statistics Resources

• American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Statistics
  The American Cancer Society tracks cancer occurrence, including the number of deaths, cases, and how long people survive after diagnosis. ACS also tracks data regarding behaviors that influence the risk of developing cancer (such as tobacco use and certain dietary behaviors) and the use of screening tests (such as mammography, Pap tests, and sigmoidoscopy.)
• World Health Organization
  Provides access to information on the occurrence of cancer world-wide by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.