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Evaluation of data quality in the cancer registry: Principles and methods Part II. Completeness.

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This second instalment of a two-part review of data quality methods at the cancer registry focuses on the principles and techniques available for estimating completeness, separating methods into those that are semi-quantitative -- in that they give an indication of the degree of completeness relative to other registries or over time, and more quantitative techniques -- those that provide a numerical evaluation.
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This article is published in European Journal of Cancer.The article was published on 2009-03-01. It has received 417 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cancer registry & Population.

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Évaluation de l’exhaustivité et de la qualité des données du cancer de la thyroïde dans un registre du cancer dans la population algérienne

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors assessed thyroid cancer incidence and trends in Oran for the period 1996-2013 with the historical data method using the multisource approach and the independent case ascertainment method.
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Inhibiteurs d'enzymes phosphohydrolase d'acide phosphatidique (pap) comprenant du d-propranolol et analogues, seuls ou combinés à de la désipramine, pour traiter des cancers qui dépendent du récepteur du facteur de croissance épidermique (egfr), ses variants oncogènes et autres membres de la famille des récepteurs tyrosine-kinases erbb/her

TL;DR: The presente invention concerne l'utilisation de composes et combinaisons de ceux-ci qui inhibent l'enzyme phosphohydrolase d'acide phosphatidique (PAP) pour la formulation de medicaments utilises pour traiter le cancer as discussed by the authors.
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Use of routinely collected health data in randomised clinical trials: comparison of trial-specific death data in the BOSS trial with NHS Digital data.

TL;DR: It is suggested that this assessment of registry data is done for more phase III RCTs and for more registry data to get a more complete picture of when RCHD would be useful in phaseIII RCT.
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The oncoprotein HBXIP – its functions and roles in oncogenesis

TL;DR: According to recent studies, HBXIP can be used as a prognostic biomarker in many tumors, including cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma thanks to the high expression of this protein noted exclusively in these tumor tissues.
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Epidemiological aspects in cancer registration systems in Russia and around the world

TL;DR: In this article , the authors overviewed epidemiological aspects in cancer registration systems in Russia and around the world and used the methods of cancer registration in children applied in developed countries to improve childhood cancer registration.
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Cancer Incidence in Five Continents

TL;DR: The aim of this study was to establish a database of histological groups and to provide a level of consistency and quality of data that could be applied in the design of future registries.
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Data quality at the Cancer Registry of Norway: An overview of comparability, completeness, validity and timeliness

TL;DR: The routines in place at the CRN yields comparable data that can be considered reasonably accurate, close-to-complete and timely, thereby justifying the policy of the reporting of annual incidence one year after the year of diagnosis.
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Cancer incidence in five continents, vol. VI

TL;DR: Africa, Central and South, and Caribbean Argentina, Chaco 11 0.5 0.4 0.17 0.02 Chile, Concepcion 6 0.2 0.06 0.03 Brazil, Aracaju 4 0.3 0.05 0.01 0.04 0 − *Brazil, Goiânia 17 0.6 0.24 0.08 0.07 0.09 *South Africa, Eastern Cape 5 0.1 0.11 0
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