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Cancer registryA cancer registry is a systematic collection of data about cancer and tumor diseases. The data is collected by Cancer Registrars. Cancer Registrars capture a complete summary of patient history, diagnosis, treatment, and status for every cancer patient in the United States, and other countries as well. National Cancer Registrars Association Additional recommended knowledgeThere exist population-based cancer registries and hospital cancer registries (also called hospital-based cancer registries). Population-based Cancer RegistryPopulation-based cancer registries monitor the frequency (so-called incidence) of cancer diseases between regions and over time by collecting case reports from different sources (clinicians and pathologists). If an unexpected accumulation can be observed a hypothesis about possible causes is generated. This hypothesis is investigated in a second step by collecting more detailed data. The aim is to recognize and to reduce risks. Population-based registries can also monitor the effects of preventive measures. Hospital Cancer RegistryHospital cancer registries aim at the improvement of cancer therapy. Therefore they have to collect detailed data about diagnosis and therapy. Improvements can be achieved by:
Co-operation of RegistriesSince the data needed by hospital cancer registries usually include those of population-based cancer registries and both use the same classifications data can be sent from a hospital cancer registry to a population-based registry thus reducing documentation efforts. Categories: Medical informatics | Oncology |
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