Ascertainment of breast cancer by the Scottish Cancer Registry: An assessment based on comparison with five independent breast cancer trials databases

被引:18
作者
Brewster, David H. [1 ]
Stockton, Diane L. [1 ]
机构
[1] NHS Natl Serv Scotland, Informat Services Div, Edinburgh EH12 9EB, Midlothian, Scotland
关键词
ascertainment; breast neoplasms; cancer registries; completeness; data quality; medical record linkage;
D O I
10.1016/j.breast.2007.07.044
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Completeness of ascertainment of breast cancer cases by the Scottish Cancer Registry (SCR) was assessed by independent comparison with five clinical trials databases, comprising 2621 patients and spanning the total period of diagnosis 1978-2000. Overall, ascertainment was estimated to exceed 98%, although 0.3% of matched cases we're misclassified as carcinoma in situ by the SCR. These results support the validity of national estimates of incidence of, and survival from, breast cancer in Scotland. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:104 / 106
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