title: [Considerations on the need for cooperation between Italian Association of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM) and the Italian National Mesothelioma Registry (RENAM)].
abstract: A pilot study comparing mesothelioma registries and population-based cancer registries of two Italian regions, Sicilia and Toscana, shows a good agreement on total number of registered incident cases. However, and in spite of the use of the same clinical sources of data, discrepancies were detected because of different criteria applied in collecting and classifying the relevant information on diagnoses. The development of common guidelines on the definition of mesothelioma case is a challenge for the Italian National Mesothelioma Registry (RENAM) and for the Italian Association of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM). The calendar period covered by the study was 1998- 2005 for Sicily and 1988-2005 for Tuscan.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  cancer registries, mesothelioma, guidelines.
authors: COR mesoteliomi della Sicilia, UO Epidemiologia ambientale, occupazionale, ISPO, Firenze. nicita.rg@tiscali.it
authors: Elisabetta
authors: E
authors: Chellini
authors: Carmela
authors: C
authors: Nicita
authors: Rosario
authors: R
authors: Tumino
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000458:organization & administration