title: The cancer registry: a clinical repository of oncology data.
abstract: Health care institutions need complete and accurate data to plan, monitor, and evaluate their oncology programs. Although financial and discharge data are available, clinical repositories generally are not. For oncology, the cancer registry database serves as a clinical repository. The data in the registry are complete, accurate, and readily available. They can be used to plan new services, evaluate existing programs, and monitor patient care.
authors.affiliation: Washington Hospital Center, DC, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hoyler
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D004219:District of Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries