DEVELOP A CD-ROM OF THE SEER DATABASE

SEER是一个大型的基于人群的癌症登记数据库， 由NCI资助。 SEER是一个众所周知的宝贵资源 对于癌症病因学问题的流行病学研究， 治疗效果及相关问题。 光盘是一场革命 一种计算机数据存储介质， 计算机以廉价的方式处理大型数据库（每台650兆字节 拼盘）。这项建议是关于制作一个载有 seer数据库（可能还有一些相关的数据库）， 在IBM兼容个人计算机上的分发和处理 在整个研究界。 本产品（CD-SEER）将 在第一阶段制作原型，并在第二阶段SBIR赠款期间完成。 过去5年硬件和软件的显著发展 使这一任务变得可行，包括：CD技术的发展 和适当的软件来使用它，包括ISG的SearchLITE。 使用 SearchLITE，CD-SEER将使用户能够从 SEER使用熟悉的布尔命令，然后查看和处理 通过使用电子表格或其他适当的分析选定的数据子集 程序. 这些功能将使CD-SEER的执行与权力 大型流行病学系统，但代价是 一台个人电脑。

SEER is a large population-based cancer registry database produced and maintained under NCI funding. SEER is a well known and valuable resource for epidemiological research on questions of cancer etiology, effectiveness of therapy, and related matters. CD-ROM is a revolutionary computer data storage medium that makes it possible for personal computers to inexpensively process large databases (650 megabytes per platter). This proposal is about making a CD-ROM product containing the seer database (and perhaps some related databases) for widespread distribution and processing on IBM compatible personal computers throughout the research community. This product (CD-SEER) will be prototyped in phase I and completed in the phase II SBIR grant period. The remarkable hardware and software developments of the past 5 years have made this task feasible, including: the development of CD technology and appropriate software to use it, including ISG's SearchLITE. Using SearchLITE, CD-SEER will enable a user to select a subset of records from SEER using familiar Boolean commands and then to view and process the selected data subset by using a spreadsheet or other appropriate analysis programs. These capabilities will make CD-SEER perform with the power of a mainframe epidemiological system, but at the cost and convenience of a personal computer.