A comparison of national cancer registry and direct follow-up in the ascertainment of ovarian cancer

Authors
MacDonald, N Sibley, K Rosenthal, A Menon, U Jeyarajah, A Oram, D Jacobs, I
Citation
N. Macdonald et al., A comparison of national cancer registry and direct follow-up in the ascertainment of ovarian cancer, BR J CANC, 80(11), 1999, pp. 1826-1827
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,"Onconogenesis & Cancer Research
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
ISSN journal
00070920 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1826 - 1827
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0920(199908)80:11<1826:ACONCR>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The National Health Service Central Register (NHSCR) and direct follow-up w ere used to document ovarian and fallopian tube cancers in 22 000 women fro m 1986 to 1993. Direct follow-up identified 47/49 cases (96%) and the NHSCR 38/49 (78%). NHSCR ascertainment was incomplete and direct follow-up provi ded additional information. These findings have implications for interpreta tion of national cancer statistics and for use of the NHSCR in research tri als.