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Activity Number:
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536
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 10, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Health Policy Statistics
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| Abstract - #305768 |
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Title:
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A New Method To Evaluate the Completeness of Case Ascertainment by a Cancer Registry
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Author(s):
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Barnali Das*+ and Limin X. Clegg and Eric J. Feuer and Linda Pickle
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Companies:
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National Cancer Institute and National Cancer Institute and National Cancer Institute and National Cancer Institute
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Address:
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6116 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD, 20892-8317,
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Keywords:
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cancer data ; registry operations
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Abstract:
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Information about newly diagnosed cancer cases is collected by cancer registries across North America, certified by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR). The index of completeness of incident cancer case ascertainment is a key measure of registry quality. NAACCR currently computes this index using only mortality data and does not account for the variability of this index during certification. Usual confidence intervals overlap preset certification intervals making inclusion of variability confusing in the certification process. We propose a new method for calculating the index based on a model to predict expected incidence using demographic, lifestyle and mortality data. We adjust the new index for reporting delay and data corrections. We calculate the variance of this index and propose a simple method of incorporating this into the certification process.
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