Self-reported cancer data from the California Teachers Study were validated by using California Cancer Registry data. The California Teachers Study cohort consists of 133,479 active and retired California teachers. In 1995-1996, data from a mailed questionnaire were linked to the California Cancer Registry data. Sensitivity and specificity of 11 types of cancer were calculated. Multivariate ana...

Cancer Registries record cancer data by reading and interpreting pathology cancer specimen reports. For some Registries this can be a manual process, which is labour and time intensive and subject to errors. A system for automatic extraction of cancer data from HL7 electronic free-text pathology reports has been proposed to improve the workflow efficiency of the Cancer Registry. The system is c...

Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT Extended length of stay (extLOS) and unplanned readmissions after first time pediatric spinal deformity surgery are a considerable challenge to both the patient health-care system. To our knowledge, only limited number nationwide studies reporting short-term comorbidity with complete follow-up exist. PURPOSE The purpose this study was identify postoperative complicat...

T raditionally, access to services offered over the World Wide Web has relied on the interaction between a browser and a Web server using the HTTP protocol. More recently, programmatic access to services over the Web, called Web services, has been the subject of intense activity and standardization efforts.1-2 In this new model, Web service providers use the Web Services Description Language (W...

Abstract Introduction Cancer continues to grow in number. Knowing the epidemiology helps prevention and treatment. Existing hospital-based cancer registries (HBCRs) provide little data of private sector including patients for medical tourism. Objectives The aim this study was describe distribution at a tertiary center North India all patients. Materials Methods Cases were ascertained from Oncol...

Objective: To study the association between ventilatory function and cognitive behavioral impairment in ALS patients accounting for effects of pertinent covariates. Methods: Four hundred eighty-one were identified from Mayo Clinic Florida registry who had concurrent forced vital capacity (FVC) testing using Cognitive Behavioral Screen (ALS-CBS). Multiple linear regression analysis was used to F...