Surveillance Research Program
Cancer surveillance provides a quantitative portrait of cancer and its determinants in a defined population. The core functions of cancer surveillance are the measurement of cancer incidence, morbidity, survival, and mortality for persons with cancer.
Annual Report to the Nation
The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer is an update of rates for new cases and deaths as well as trends for the most common cancers in the United States.
Read the ReportCancer Trends Progress Report
Includes key measures of progress along the cancer control continuum and uses national trend data to illustrate where improvements have been made.
Visit the CTPR WebsiteSEER*Explorer
An interactive website that provides detailed statistics for a cancer site by gender, race, calendar year, age, and for a selected number of cancer sites, by stage and histology.
Visit the SEER*Explorer WebsiteWhat's New
SEER 1975-2017 Cancer Data Available
Includes the release of new statistics and updated software.
Updated: April 15, 2020
Fall 2019 Newsletter (PDF, 5.9 MB)
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Visit the Contact PageToward Precision Cancer Surveillance Blog
Updates about initiatives that the Surveillance Research Program (SRP) is spearheading to bring the nation closer to a complete and detailed understanding of the cancer burden.
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