Colorectal cancer registration: the central importance of pathology

摘要

Background-Changes in cancer care have increased the importance of cancer registries in monitoring trends and out- comes. Registries are increasingly using computerised systems, such as patient administration and histopathology, as data sources. Omissions by registries can cause interpretation errors, but use of multiple data sources can overcome this. Methods-Registrations of new colorectal Cancers in Cornwall were compared with Cases identified form primary sources Over one year.