A statistical method allowing comparisons of populations that takes into account age-distribution differences between populations. Most incidence and death data in SEER are age-adjusted, although some [..]

The rate of incidence or mortality of a specific age group, calculated per 100,000 people.

An estimated range of values which is likely to include an unknown population parameter. The 95% (p-value = .05) and 99% (p-value = .01) confidence intervals are the most commonly used. If an estimate [..]

A crude rate is the ratio of the number of people in which the event of interest happens in a specified time period to the size of the population who may experience this event during the same time per [..]

See Mortality.

The percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive five years after they were diagnosed with or treated for a disease, such as cancer. The disease may or may not have come back.

See Stage.

The number of newly diagnosed cases of cancer during a specific time period. The American Cancer Society estimated that there would be approximately 1,399,790 people first diagnosed with cancer in 200 [..]

The ratio of the number of new cancers of a specific site/type occurring in a specified population during a year to the number of individuals who were at risk for the given cancer, generally expressed [..]

A term related to incidence. An algorithm is used to estimate the incidence if it were unaffected by reporting delays.