The NCI has recognized the need to better define the cancer burden in racial/ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations and supports research, applications and surveillance on the full diversity of the United States population. Since its inception in 1973, the the cancer registry system of the SEER Program has included large segments of diverse populations. Subsequent expansions increased the proportions of Hispanics, urban African Americans and Asian and Pacific Islanders in Southern California and the Greater Bay Area, rural African Americans in Georgia, northwestern populations in Seattle, Arizona Indians, and Alaska Natives residing in Alaska. An expansion in 2001 of four areas increased coverage of key populations, such as rural low-income whites, more geographically diverse American Indians, rural African-Americans and other Hispanic groups. This addition – the largest expansion to date – brings SEER coverage to 26% of the U.S. population.
The SEER Program collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data in order to assemble and report estimates of cancer incidence, survival, mortality, other measures of the cancer burden, and patterns of care in the U.S. Statistics from the SEER Program routinely include information specific to race/ethnic populations as well as other populations defined by age, gender, and geography.
Access a variety of published reports and research tools for finding statistics by race/ethnicity.
NCI inatambua haja ya kufafanua vizuri mzigo wa saratani katika jamii ndogo za rangi na kikabila na idadi ya watu wasio na huduma ya matibabu na inasaidia utafiti, maombi na ufuatiliaji juu ya utofauti kamili wa idadi ya watu wa Marekani. Tangu kuanzishwa kwake mnamo 1973, mfumo wa usajili wa saratani wa Programu ya SEER umejumuisha sehemu kubwa za idadi ya watu tofauti. Kuongezeka kwa idadi ya watu wa asili ya Amerika, Afrika, na Asia na Visiwa vya Pasifiki huko California Kusini na eneo la Greater Bay, Afrika ya vijijini huko Georgia, watu wa kaskazini magharibi huko Seattle, Wahindi wa Arizona, na Wenyeji wa Alaska wanaoishi Alaska. Kuongezeka kwa maeneo manne katika 2001 iliongeza chanjo ya idadi ya watu muhimu, kama vile wazungu wa vijijini wenye mapato ya chini, Wahindi wa Amerika wenye utofauti zaidi wa kijiografia, Waafrika wa vijijini na vikundi vingine vya Kihispania. Kuongeza hii - upanuzi mkubwa zaidi hadi sasa - huleta ufikiaji wa SEER kwa 26% ya idadi ya watu wa Marekani. Programu ya SEER hukusanya na kuchapisha data za maambukizi ya saratani na uishi ili kukusanya na kuripoti makadirio ya maambukizi ya saratani, uishi, vifo, vipimo vingine vya mzigo wa saratani, na mifumo ya huduma katika Marekani. Kupata aina mbalimbali ya ripoti iliyochapishwa na zana za utafiti kwa ajili ya kupata takwimu kwa jamii / kikabila.