STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the completeness and accuracy of notification of cancers by
the National Health Service Central Register (NHSCR) for England and Wales. DESIGN …

To assess completeness of case ascertainment by the Scottish Cancer Registry for the year
1992, we assembled a collection of databases containing potential registrations (excluding …

The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of cancer registration data in Scotland
following a major re-organisation of the Scottish Cancer Registry. From a random sample of …

Background: Cancer registries provide a basis for many epidemiological studies in cancer.
Electronic data provide for prompt, economical data capture for disease registries; doubts …

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 …

In order to assess the accuracy of Scottish cancer registration data, a random sample of
2,200 registrations, attributed to the year 1990, was generated. Relevant medical records …

AIMS: The present study aimed to evaluate the validity of cancer diagnoses and death
recording in a primary care database compared with cancer registry (CR) data in England …

Cancer registration in England and Wales was begun in 1929 by the Radium Commission.
The work was transferred to the General Register Office in 1947 and thence to its successor …

Cancer registries are a vital source of information on cancer epidemiology and cancer
services. Their role has changed dramatically over the past 15 years. A number of factors …

The completeness of cancer registration in the IKL (Integraal Kankercentrum Limburg)
cancer registry, Limburg, the Netherlands, was evaluated for the years 1988–1990 by …