title: Current status of the Japanese cancer registry system: results of a nationwide survey.
abstract: A survey about the status of the Japanese cancer registry system was administered to certified cancer network hospitals in Japan. It revealed that the cancer registry system was utilized in most of the responding hospitals. However, the degree of data integration with the hospital information system and the levels of data utilization inside the hospital were not high.
authors.affiliation: Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuji
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kami
authors.forename: Lucila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ohno-Machado
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakata
mesh_terms: D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D003625:Data Collection; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007564:Japan; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D009369:Neoplasms; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*