Cancer registration has been with us for decades surveilling societies cancer incidence, trends, mortality and survival. Data are used health care planning but even more so research in treatment, outcome prevention – i.e. overall control. With the 70th anniversary of Registry Norway, this paper examines impact role registry past today affiliated Nordic countries, as well scientific peer reviewe...

BACKGROUND Several previous studies have documented region or country-specific liver cancer incidence trends around the world. However, no study has systematically examined the international pattern using the most recently updated incidence data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer. METHODS We examined recent trends in liver cancer incidence rates from 1993 to 2002 by joinpoin...

Little is known of cancer rehabilitation needs in Europe. EUROCHIP-3 organised a group of experts to propose a list of population-based indicators used for describing cancer rehabilitation across Europe. The aim of this study is to present and discuss these indicators. A EUROCHIP-3 expert panel reached agreement on two types of indicators. (a) Cancer prevalence indicators. These were proposed a...

This paper describes an information system currently under development at the Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation (OCTRF) for analysis of data contained in the Ontario Cancer Registry (OCR). The OCR is a computerized database containing information on all diagnoses of cancer reported in residents of the province of Ontario, Canada since 1964 and information on deaths as a result of...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have documented significant variations in colorectal cancer incidence rates and trends regionally and across countries. However, no study has examined the worldwide pattern using the most recently updated incidence data from the IARC. METHODS We obtained sex-specific colorectal cancer incidence for 1953-57 through 1998-2002 by cancer registry from Cancer Incidence ...

BACKGROUND Tumour stage was introduced to the Swedish Cancer Registry in 2004, but this key variable for prognostic research has not yet been validated. We validated the tumour stage data in surgically treated oesophageal cancer patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Completeness and accuracy of tumour stage according to the TNM system ("Tumour Node Metastasis") in the Cancer Registry were compared w...

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...