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

The National Health Service Central Register (NHSCR) and direct follow-up were used to document ovarian and fallopian tube cancers in 22 000 women from 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...

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Autores principales: MacDonald, N, Sibley, K, Rosenthal, A, Menon, U, Jeyarajah, A, Oram, D, Jacobs, I
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 1999
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2374270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10468304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690605
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Sumario:The National Health Service Central Register (NHSCR) and direct follow-up were used to document ovarian and fallopian tube cancers in 22 000 women from 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 provided additional information. These findings have implications for interpretation of national cancer statistics and for use of the NHSCR in research trials. © 1999 Cancer Research Campaign

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