Background: Cancer has important social consequences with cancer registration as the
basis of moving towards prevention. The present study aimed to estimate the completeness …

Completeness is an important indicator of data quality in cancer registry programs. This
study aimed to estimate the completeness of registered cases in a population based cancer …

Cancer registration is an important component of a comprehensive cancer control program,
providing timely data and information for research and administrative use. Capture …

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to estimate the completeness of cancer registration with
Capture-recapture method. METHODS: The study was conducted in the population based …

Background: Under-ascertainment and over-ascertainment are common phenomena in
surveillance and registry systems of health-related events. Capture-recapture is one of the …

Background: An efficient registration system with accurate and timely information on cancer
incidence and mortality is key to development of policies to prevent and control cancer. A …

Background: Knowledge of cancer incidences is essential for cancer prevention and control
programs. Capture-recapture methods have been recommended for reducing bias and …

On an international scale, the burden of cancer in absolute numbers continues to increase,
mainly due to aging of population in many countries, the overall growth of the world …

Cancer is a disease which shows significant variation with time and across geographical
entities. In Basrah, Iraq, despite the widespread impression that cancer is increasing …

Abstract Backgrounds and Objectives: Under-ascertainment is a common phenomenon in
surveillance systems and health related events registry systems. One of the methods which …