Technological changes and cancer registries: an opportunity?

Authors

  • Rocco Galasso Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Cancer Registry, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture, Italy
  • Lucian Del Riccio Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Cancer Registry, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture, Italy
  • Antonio P. Colasurdo Direzione Medica di Presidio Ospedaliero, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2427/5681

Keywords:

cancer registry

Abstract

Cancer registration has come a long way in the last 70 years. The basic function of a population based cancer registry is to record all new cases (of cancer) in a defined population (most frequently a geographical area) [1] and the core activity of a cancer registry is to generate statistics on the incidence of cancer, classified according to their site of origin and histology.

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Published

2024-03-25

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 4 (2011)

Section

Theme Papers