Grid-enabled sentinel network for cancer surveillance.
Recent developments of grid services for secured distributed data management open new perspectives for disease surveillance. In this paper, we report on our initiative to develop a surveillance network for breast cancer in the Auvergne region. The network gathers cytopathology laboratories, structures in charge of cancer screening and institutes in charge of cancer epidemiology. Data stored in cytopathology laboratories are queried through the grid for the purpose of second diagnosis and to produce statistical indicators. The paper describes the network goal and design and discusses specific issues related to patient identification and security.
De Vlieger
Paul
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LPC Clermont-Ferrand, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS-IN2P3, campus des Cézeaux 63177 Aubière cedex, France. vlieger@clermont.in2p3.fr
Boire
Jean-Yves
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Breton
Vincent
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Legré
Yannick
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Manset
David
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Revillard
Jérôme
J
Sarramia
David
D
Maigne
Lydia
L
D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D003219:Confidentiality; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D011159:Population Surveillance