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Understanding how the statistics are derived and calculated, especially if you are going to compare your hospital with another program, state or national benchmark is very important.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SEER (<a href=\"https:\/\/seer.cancer.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results<\/a>) has made available a series of online videos called <a href=\"https:\/\/seer.cancer.gov\/statistics\/videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Did You Know<\/a>?  The video&#8217;s highlight key topics and trends and are helpful in understanding cancer-related statistics.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is one of these videos, titled &#8220;Cancer Statistics.&#8221;   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cancer Statistics | Did You Know?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rF8iEaReujo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cancer Statistics | Did You Know? | Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer Registrars collect and analyze data to tell a story about the latest trends in their facility, region, state or nationally.  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