The National Cancer Act of 1971 led to the establishment of which program?

• A. SEER Program
• B. PAST Program
• C. CSARP
• D. NCI Registry

Answer: (A)

The National Cancer Act of 1971 led to the creation of a population-based cancer registry program to track cancer in the population. This program is the SEER Program—Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results. SEER collects detailed data on cancer incidence and survival from selected registries, providing a long-term view of how cancer affects people across time and regions. This data helps researchers study trends, survival, and the impact of treatments and prevention efforts, and it serves as a benchmark for national cancer surveillance and policy decisions. The other options aren’t the program established by the act, whereas SEER specifically represents the major registry effort created under that legislation.