SEER-Medicare Database

Description:
Links clinical data collected by the SEER registries with claims for health services collected by Medicare for its beneficiaries. These combined datasets can be used for assessing

• Patterns of care for persons with cancer
• Use of tests and procedures before and after cancer diagnosis
• Costs of cancer treatment

Web Site:
http://healthservices.cancer.gov/seermedicare/

Contact:
Applied Research Program; seermedicare@nih.gov

This page last updated 2006-05-12 00:00:00