Completeness of Fars province deaths registry on cancer death using capture recaptures method

Completeness and underestimation of cancer mortality rate in Iran: a report from Fars Province in southern Iran.

BACKGROUND The incidence and mortality rates of cancer are increasing worldwide, particularly in the developing countries. Valid data are needed for measuring the cancer burden and making appropriate decisions toward cancer control. We evaluated the completeness of death registry with regard to cancer death in Fars Province, I. R. of Iran. METHODS We used data from three sources in Fars Provi...

An Estimation of Drug-Related Deaths in Iran, Using the Capture-Recapture Method (2014-2016)

بررسی میزان کامل‌شماری ثبت سرطان مری در داده‌های ثبت سرطان مبتنی بر جمعیت در استان اردبیل

Background and Objectives: completeness of registration is used as one of the measures of the quality of a cancer registry, which is the degree to which reportable incident cases of cancer in the population of interest is actually recorded in the registry. Methods: After removing the duplicates, a total of 471 new cases of esophagus cancer reported by three sources of pathology reports, medi...

The Spatial Distribution of Cancer Incidence in Fars Province: A GIS-Based Analysis of Cancer Registry Data

BACKGROUND Cancer is a major health problem in the developing countries. Variations of its incidence rate among geographical areas are due to various contributing factors. This study was performed to assess the spatial patterns of cancer incidence in the Fars Province, based on cancer registry data and to determine geographical clusters. METHODS In this cross sectional study, the new cases of...

General practitioners and completeness of cancer registry.

STUDY OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of the general practitioner as a source of information for a cancer registry. DESIGN The study involved a random sample of respondents to a letter inviting participation which was sent to all general practitioners in a specific area. Participating doctors were visited to maximise cooperation. Data collection consisted of setting up...