Completeness of ascertainment is a central issue for any disease register. We outline the
process of cancer registration as carried out in a large population-based Registry and argue …

The quality of the cancer database in a cancer registry rests not only upon the quality of its
sources of information but also upon the registration techniques adopted by the cancer …

Background International cancer survival comparisons use cancer registration data to report
cancer survival, which informs the development of cancer policy and practice. Studies like …

Background Data from population-based cancer registries are often used to compare cancer
survival between countries or regions. The ICBP SURVMARK-2 study is an international …

The article presents the author views over concerns related to registration of patients
associated with cancer disease in the Pacific Islands countries and territories (PICTs) …

Abstract Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Registry (MCCR) data quality was assessed by
applying literature-based measures to 27,942 cases diagnosed in 1990 and 1991 …

The quality and accuracy of the data provided by cancer registries has a significant impact
on decision making. Over decades, high-income countries have been successful in …

PURPOSE National cancer control strategies have been identified as essential tools for
reducing and managing the growing burden of cancer in low-and middle-income countries …

Cancer registration is considered to be an essential part of any research programme into
cancer control [1]. The main objective of a cancer registry is to collect and classify …

Background Cancer registries play a major role in cancer control, including quantifying the
burden of cancer in the population, informing health service planning, and evaluating …