title: The National Cancer Data Base: a vital commitment.
abstract: Since the 1930s the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons have been working together to create and support programs that collect and report on data on cancer patient care at a national level. The National Cancer Data Base is the direct result of this commitment. Funded through private donations and dependent on the voluntary, nonreimbursed time of hospital staff, it provides vital information on cancer patient care in the United States.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D014481:United States