How to use the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data: research design and methodology
Abstract In the United States (US), the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program is the only comprehensive source of population-based information that includes stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis and patient survival data. This program aims to provide a database about cancer i...
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| author | Wen-Qiang Che Yuan-Jie Li Chi-Kwan Tsang Yu-Jiao Wang Zheng Chen Xiang-Yu Wang An-Ding Xu Jun Lyu |
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| description | Abstract In the United States (US), the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program is the only comprehensive source of population-based information that includes stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis and patient survival data. This program aims to provide a database about cancer incidence and survival for studies of surveillance and the development of analytical and methodological tools in the cancer field. Currently, the SEER program covers approximately half of the total cancer patients in the US. A growing number of clinical studies have applied the SEER database in various aspects. However, the intrinsic features of the SEER database, such as the huge data volume and complexity of data types, have hindered its application. In this review, we provided a systematic overview of the commonly used methodologies and study designs for retrospective epidemiological research in order to illustrate the application of the SEER database. Therefore, the goal of this review is to assist researchers in the selection of appropriate methods and study designs for enhancing the robustness and reliability of clinical studies by mining the SEER database. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c39a5513475b4c1c8040229e0114d6a62023-11-05T12:11:10ZengBMCMilitary Medical Research2054-93692023-10-0110111110.1186/s40779-023-00488-2How to use the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data: research design and methodologyWen-Qiang Che0Yuan-Jie Li1Chi-Kwan Tsang2Yu-Jiao Wang3Zheng Chen4Xiang-Yu Wang5An-Ding Xu6Jun Lyu7Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityPlanning & Discipline Construction Office, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityClinical Neuroscience Institute, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityDepartment of Pathology, Shanxi Provincial People’s HospitalDepartment of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityDepartment of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityDepartment of Clinical Research, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan UniversityAbstract In the United States (US), the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program is the only comprehensive source of population-based information that includes stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis and patient survival data. This program aims to provide a database about cancer incidence and survival for studies of surveillance and the development of analytical and methodological tools in the cancer field. Currently, the SEER program covers approximately half of the total cancer patients in the US. A growing number of clinical studies have applied the SEER database in various aspects. However, the intrinsic features of the SEER database, such as the huge data volume and complexity of data types, have hindered its application. In this review, we provided a systematic overview of the commonly used methodologies and study designs for retrospective epidemiological research in order to illustrate the application of the SEER database. Therefore, the goal of this review is to assist researchers in the selection of appropriate methods and study designs for enhancing the robustness and reliability of clinical studies by mining the SEER database.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40779-023-00488-2Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End results (SEER)Big dataEpidemiologyMethodologiesStudy design |
| spellingShingle | Wen-Qiang Che Yuan-Jie Li Chi-Kwan Tsang Yu-Jiao Wang Zheng Chen Xiang-Yu Wang An-Ding Xu Jun Lyu How to use the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data: research design and methodology Military Medical Research Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End results (SEER) Big data Epidemiology Methodologies Study design |
| title | How to use the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data: research design and methodology |
| title_full | How to use the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data: research design and methodology |
| title_fullStr | How to use the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data: research design and methodology |
| title_full_unstemmed | How to use the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data: research design and methodology |
| title_short | How to use the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data: research design and methodology |
| title_sort | how to use the surveillance epidemiology and end results seer data research design and methodology |
| topic | Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End results (SEER) Big data Epidemiology Methodologies Study design |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40779-023-00488-2 |
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