Providing Higher Resolution Indicators of Rurality in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database: Implications for Patient Privacy and Research

摘要

Background: The burden of cancer is higher in rural areas than urban areas. The NCI's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database currently provides county-level information on rurality for cancer patients in its catchment area, but more nuanced measures of rurality would improve etiologic and surveillance studies.