title: Improving the quality of cancer registration data.
abstract: Cancer registration is an essential element of any cancer control strategy. Data quality is, however, of paramount importance. This paper sets out some of the ways in which the quality of cancer registration data might be improved. In particular, the potential contribution of clinicians and pathologists is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Scottish Cancer Intelligence Unit, Information & Statistics Division, Edinburgh EH5 3SQ, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brewster
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards*