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. 2012 Mar-Apr;30(2):126-32.
doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.11.005. Epub 2010 Apr 3.

Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program and population-based research in urologic oncology: an overview

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Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program and population-based research in urologic oncology: an overview

Emil Scosyrev et al. Urol Oncol. 2012 Mar-Apr.

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.

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