Citations for SEER Databases and SEER*Stat Software
Data Citation
The citation for each database provided by SEER should include information about the data submission and release date. If using SEER*Stat, the name of the database in SEER*Stat should be included. The citation for the selected database is shown on SEER*Stat's data tab and in print-outs of sessions and results.
The following are examples of citations for SEER Limited-Use, US Mortality, and US Population data.
SEER Limited-Use 1973-2005 when Using SEER*Stat:
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (www.seer.cancer.gov) SEER*Stat Database: Incidence - SEER 9 Regs Limited-Use, Nov 2007 Sub (1973-2005) <Katrina/Rita Population Adjustment> - Linked To County Attributes - Total U.S., 1969-2005 Counties, National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Cancer Statistics Branch, released April 2008, based on the November 2007 submission.This is an example of one SEER*Stat database. The database name, release date, and submission will vary for other databases.
SEER Limited-Use 1973-2005 -- ASCII Text Data:
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (www.seer.cancer.gov) Limited-Use Data (1973-2005), National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Cancer Statistics Branch, released April 2008, based on the November 2007 submission.US Mortality Data 1969-2005 when Using SEER*Stat:
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (www.seer.cancer.gov) SEER*Stat Database: Mortality - All COD, Aggregated With State, Total U.S. (1969-2005) <Katrina/Rita Population Adjustment>, National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Cancer Statistics Branch, released April 2008. Underlying mortality data provided by NCHS (www.cdc.gov/nchs).US Population Data 1969-2005 when Using SEER*Stat:
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program (www.seer.cancer.gov) SEER*Stat Database: Populations - Total U.S. (1969-2005) <Single Ages to 85+, Katrina/Rita Adjustment> - Linked To County Attributes - Total U.S., 1969-2005 Counties, National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Cancer Statistics Branch, released February 2008.US Population Data 1969-2005 with Other Software: (downloaded from SEER Web site)
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program Populations (1969-2005) (www.seer.cancer.gov/popdata), National Cancer Institute, DCCPS, Surveillance Research Program, Cancer Statistics Branch, released April 2008.
When publishing statistics using these data, you should describe the subset of data used. For example, indicate years of diagnosis and the registries included in the analysis.
Citation for SEER*Stat Software
If you use SEER*Stat to analyze your data or data provided by SEER, include the following citation. Replace <version number> with the version of SEER*Stat that was used. The citation including the version number can be seen by selecting Suggested Citations on SEER*Stat's help menu and in print-outs of sessions and results.
Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute SEER*Stat
software (seer.cancer.gov/seerstat) version
