United States Cancer Statistics (USCS)

Users can download the data set and static graphs, tables and charts regarding cancers in the United States. Background The United States Cancer Statistics is web-based report created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR). The site contains cancer incidence and cancer mortality data. Specific information includes: the top ten cancers, state vs. national comparisons, selected cancers, childhood cancer, cancers grouped by state/ region, cancers gr ouped by race/ ethnicity and brain cancers by tumor type. User Functionality Users can view static graphs, tables and charts, which can be downloaded. Within childhood cancer, users can view by year and by cancer type and age group or by cancer type and racial/ ethnic group. Otherwise, users can view data by female, male or male and female. Users may also download the entire data sets directly. Data Notes The data sources for the cancer incidence data are the CD C's National Program for Cancer Registries (NPCR) and NCI's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Result (SEER). CDC's National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) collects the data on cancer mortality. Data is available for each year between 1999 and 2007 or for 2003- 2007 combined. The site does not specify when new data becomes available.