title: Clinical highlights from the National Cancer Data Base: 1994.
abstract: The National Cancer Data Base, a joint project of the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, provides a mechanism for periodic assessment of hospital-based cancer patient care. From the National Cancer Data Base's annual summary, health care professionals can evaluate trends in patient care to make more efficient treatment decisions. This article provides a first look at highlights from the 1994 annual summary.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Data Base, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Osteen
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Winchester
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Menck
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms; D014481:United States