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...

1Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Unit of Analytical Epidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy; 2Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; 3Amsterdam Cancer Registry, Amsterdam; The Netherlands; 4Girona Cancer Registry, Girona, Spain; 5Côte D...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is still considered as one of the most common female cancers worldwide regardless of the countries’ level of development. This study determines the incidence of breast cancer in Fars Province, Southern Iran. METHODS This study used patients' records from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Cancer Registry Centre, which is a Hospital-Based Registry of Nemazee Hospit...

Nearly half (48%) of patients with active breast cancer or a history and COVID-19 were hospitalized 9% died within 30 days diagnosis, according to new data from the Cancer Consortium registry study.

Cancer control researchers seek to reduce the burden of cancer by studying interventions, their impact in defined populations, and the means by which they can be better used. The first step in cancer control is identifying where the cancer burden is elevated, which suggests locations where interventions are needed. Geographic information systems (GIS) and other spatial analytic methods provide ...

The United States devotes substantial resources to understanding the etiologies of cancer and improving treatments, but much less research has focused on the needs of cancer survivors after they have completed active treatment. This article augments findings from the Institute of Medicine about cancer survivorship research and ways to enhance quality of life and quality of care. Studies of canc...

PROBLEM In 2009, breast cancer was the most common cancer in women, and colorectal cancer was the third most common cancer in both men and women. Currently, the majority of colorectal and almost 1/3 of breast cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage in the US, which results in higher morbidity and mortality than would obtain with earlier detection. The incidence of late-stage cancer diagnoses...

Population-based cancer registries (CRs) are powerful tools for measuring cancer burden and progress against cancer. To provide valid measures of cancer burden, a population-based CR relies on the recording of each cancer occurring in the respective population [1– 4]. Regardless of the type of collection of cancer data (e.g. pas sive reporting which requires specially designed notification form...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer mortality is declining in many Western countries. If mammography screening contributed to decreases in mortality, then decreases in advanced breast cancer incidence should also be noticeable. PATIENTS AND METHODS We assessed incidence trends of advanced breast cancer in areas where mammography screening is practiced for at least 7 years with 60% minimum participation ...

Established in 1995, the Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry aimed at cancer prevention due to hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes in Hong Kong through early detection, timely treatment, education and ongoing research. This article details the history, structure and work of the Registry. A summary is also provided on the results of various research work conducted by the Registry whic...