The value of the modern cancer registry and its ability to carry out cancer control activities
rely heavily on the underlying quality of its data and the quality control procedures in place …

We conducted a national, retrospective population-based cohort study of 705 patients
hospitalized with a first diagnosis of dermatomyositis (DM) or polymyositis (PM) during 1982 …

Background There is evidence that cancer survivors are at increased risk of second primary
cancers. Changes in the prevalence of risk factors and diagnostic techniques may have …

BACKGROUND: Hospital discharge abstracts could be used to identify complications of
warfarin if coding for bleeding and thromboembolic events are accurate. OBJECTIVES: To …

In this survival study 63 976 patients diagnosed with one of six common cancers in Scotland
were followed up. Increasing distance from a cancer centre was associated with less chance …

STUDY OBJECTIVE To quantify and investigate differences in survival from breast cancer
between women resident in affluent and deprived areas and define the contribution of …

Background Limited information is available on the carcinogenic risk associated with
narrowband TL‐01 UVB phototherapy in humans. Objectives To determine the skin cancer …

We conducted a nationwide, retrospective cohort study assessing the risk of cancer in VTE
patients diagnosed in Scotland in 1982–2000. Significantly elevated risks of cancer were …

Background: Rurality and distance from cancer treatment centres have been shown to
negatively impact cancer outcomes, but the mechanisms remain obscure. Methods: We …

The association of malignancy with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been
investigated for years. The findings of cohort studies lend support for an increased risk of …