cancer-rates.info Support

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cancer-rates.info is a service provided by the Kentucky Cancer Registry (KCR) at the University of Kentucky. cancer-rates.info is an interactive Web site that provides access to cancer incidence and mortality data that is aggregated by state, county, and larger geographical regions of choice. It provides public access to data that answers the most frequently asked questions of state registries regarding cancer incidence and mortality rates.

Annual contracts are offered to state registries to process and host cancer incidence and cancer mortality data for one year. KCR is a non-profit organization. Revenues from annual contracts are used to support the staff required to develop and maintain the applications. As the number of clients increase, the cost of annual contracts can be reduced for all clients.

For a price quote please complete the Questionnaire below and return to the Kentucky Cancer Registry. A sample contract is also provided. For furhter information please contact Eric Durbin, (859)219-0773 x223.

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Current Clients

Arkansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
New Jersey
Iowa (Pending)
Connecticut (Pending)
New Mexico (Pending)
Hawaii (Pending)

Current Features

Data is hosted by the University of Kentucky on a fast, reliable, secure Web server.
Interactive state maps available by county and larger geographical regions.
Compare regions by using bar charts.
View rate trends over time.
Maps and data selectable by geography, seer site grouping, year(s), sex, and race.
Incidence tables present population at risk, case count, crude rate, and age-adjusted rate.
Mortality tables present population at risk, number of deaths, crude rate, and age-adjusted rate.
Age adjustment standard populations selectable by end user.
Age-specific tables are accessible for statewide data.
Data in small cells may be surpressed.
Different color scheme used for incidence and mortality data.
Color schemes are copier and color blind friendly.
Online help system explains concepts and proper usage.
Meets NPCR requirements for annual report publication.
Can be used to generate data for printed annual report.
Maintains logs that can be used to report and analyze site utilization.
Access to county and geographic profiles that list data for all sites for the most recent 5 year period.
Confidence intervals.

Planned Features

Cross linkage with StateCancerProfiles (Release date: TBD)

File Layout Specifications

Files should be submitted to the Kentucky Cancer Registry in the following format.

Incidence Data ASCII File Layout
Field Length Column Start Column End Description
SEER Site Group 5 1 5 SEER Recode
ICD-O Version 1 6 6 ICD-O-2 or ICD-O-3 Only*
Primary Site 4 7 10 NAACCR Definition
Histologic Type 4 11 14 NAACCR ICD-O-2 or ICD-O-3
Behavior Code 1 15 15 NAACCR ICD-O-2 or ICD-O-3
Diagnosis Date 8 16 23 NAACCR Definition
County at Dx 5 24 28 County FIPS Code (including state component)
Age at Diagnosis 3 29 31 NAACCR Definition
Sex 1 32 32 NAACCR Definition
Race 2 33 34 NAACCR Definition
Spanish/Hispanic Origin 1 35 35 NAACCR Hispanic Identification Algorithm
(0=non-Hispanic, 1-9=Hispanic)
*NOTE 1: All data across all years must be submitted using either ICD-O-2 only or ICD-O-3 only.

Incidence Data ASCII File Layout
Field	Length	Column Start	Column End	Description
SEER Site Group	5	1	5	SEER Recode
ICD-O Version	1	6	6	ICD-O-2 or ICD-O-3 Only*
Primary Site	4	7	10	NAACCR Definition
Histologic Type	4	11	14	NAACCR ICD-O-2 or ICD-O-3
Behavior Code	1	15	15	NAACCR ICD-O-2 or ICD-O-3
Diagnosis Date	8	16	23	NAACCR Definition
County at Dx	5	24	28	County FIPS Code (including state component)
Age at Diagnosis	3	29	31	NAACCR Definition
Sex	1	32	32	NAACCR Definition
Race	2	33	34	NAACCR Definition
Spanish/Hispanic Origin	1	35	35	NAACCR Hispanic Identification Algorithm (0=non-Hispanic, 1-9=Hispanic)

Mortality Data ASCII File Layout
Field Length Column Start Column End Description
Year of Death 4 1 4 Year of death; YYYY
County of Residence at Death 5 5 9 County FIPS Code (including state component)
Cause of Death 4 10 13 ICD9 or ICD10; May be mixed
Age at Death (Years) 3 14 16 Age at Death; numeric, zero filled
Sex 1 17 17 Sex: NAACCR Definition (1=Male, 2=Female, ...)
Race 2 18 19 Primary Race: NAACCR Definition
Spanish/Hispanic Origin (Optional) 1 20 20 NAACCR Hispanic Identification Algorithm
(0=non-Hispanic, 1-9=Hispanic)

Mortality Data ASCII File Layout
Field	Length	Column Start	Column End	Description
Year of Death	4	1	4	Year of death; YYYY
County of Residence at Death	5	5	9	County FIPS Code (including state component)
Cause of Death	4	10	13	ICD9 or ICD10; May be mixed
Age at Death (Years)	3	14	16	Age at Death; numeric, zero filled
Sex	1	17	17	Sex: NAACCR Definition (1=Male, 2=Female, ...)
Race	2	18	19	Primary Race: NAACCR Definition
Spanish/Hispanic Origin (Optional)	1	20	20	NAACCR Hispanic Identification Algorithm (0=non-Hispanic, 1-9=Hispanic)

File Naming Convention

Please name files as follows (all lowercase, no spaces): state abbreviation, underscore, "incidence" or "mortality", StartYear (YY), EndYear (YY), ".txt"

i.e. ky_incidence9501.txt
nj_mortality0001.txt
ar_incidence9701.txt

Last Updated August 11, 2006

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