Cancer Statistics terms starting with S

17 terms

  1. SEER Registries Geographic areas that were selected for inclusion in the SEER Program based on their ability to operate and maintain a high quality population-based…
  2. Spatial Correlation A measure of the tendency for places that are near to each other to have more similar (positive correlation) or dissimilar (negative correlation) values…
  3. Stage The extent of a cancer in the body. Staging is usually based on the size of the tumor, whether lymph nodes contain cancer, and whether the cancer has…
  4. Stage at Diagnosis The stage that the cancer has progressed to at the time of diagnosis.
  5. standard error The standard error of an estimate is a measure of the sampling variability of the estimate.
  6. Standard Million Population A standard million population for a geographic area is a table giving the number of persons in each age group 0, 1-4, ...
  7. Standard Population A standard population for a geographic area, such as the US or the world, is a table giving the proportions of the population falling into the age groups…
  8. Statistically Significant Describes a mathematical measure of difference between groups. The difference is said to be statistically significant if it is greater than what might be…
  9. Surveillance Data (Cancer) Data is used to monitor changes in cancer in a population. Included are measures of cancer incidence, morbidity, survival, prevalence and mortality.
  10. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the NCI is a collection of central cancer registries in the United States that collect…
  11. Survival Survival examines how long after diagnosis people live. Cancer survival is measured in a number of different ways depending on the intended purpose.
  12. Survival, Cause-specific A measure of net survival that is calculated by using the cause of death listed on death certificates to estimate the proportion of deaths due to cancer.
  13. Survival, Net Survival from cancer that is calculated in the absence of other causes of death.
  14. Survival, Observed An estimate of the probability of surviving all causes of death for a specified time interval calculated from the cohort of cancer cases.
  15. Survival, Period A newer method for calculating survival that uses only information from the most recent calendar years available.
  16. Survival, Progression-Free The length of time during and after treatment in which a patient is living with a disease that does not get worse.
  17. Survival, Relative A measure of net survival that is calculated by comparing observed (overall) survival with expected survival from a comparable set of people that do not…