Cancer surveillance in the U.S. : Can we have a National system?

Cancer-related services are consuming ever-increasing health resources; along with this trend, health care costs are rising. As health care planners, researchers, and policymakers formulate strategies to meet this challenge, they are looking to cancer registries and the health information system bui...

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Published in:Cancer 1998-10, Vol.83 (7), p.1282-1291
Main Authors: SWAN, J, WINGO, P, CLIVE, R, WEST, D, MILLER, D, HUTCHISON, C, SONDIK, E. J, EDWARDS, B. K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American Cancer Society
Biological and medical sciences
Databases, Factual
Epidemiology
Forecasting
Humans
Medical sciences
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - mortality
Neoplasms - therapy
North America
Population Surveillance - methods
Registries
Societies, Medical - organization & administration
Tumors
United States
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Summary:Cancer-related services are consuming ever-increasing health resources; along with this trend, health care costs are rising. As health care planners, researchers, and policymakers formulate strategies to meet this challenge, they are looking to cancer registries and the health information system built around them as collectors of the most extensive information regarding cancer treatment in the U.S. Currently, there are multiple programs collecting and reporting data regarding cancer incidence, morbidity, mortality, and survival. This report profiles cancer surveillance efforts in the U.S. and describes the National Coordinating Council for Cancer Surveillance, which was organized in 1995 to facilitate a collaborative approach among the organizations involved.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19981001)83:7<1282::AID-CNCR3>3.0.CO;2-L