title: The National Cancer Data Base: a powerful initiative to improve cancer care in the United States.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Data Base, Cancer Programs, Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons, 636 N. St. Clair Street, 25th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. k-bilimoria@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Karl Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Bilimoria
authors.forename: Andrew K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Winchester
authors.forename: Clifford Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology