Frontiers in Medicine (Mar 2019)

Mini Review on the Use of Clinical Cancer Registers for Prostate Cancer: The National Prostate Cancer Register (NPCR) of Sweden

  • Walter Cazzaniga,
  • Walter Cazzaniga,
  • Eugenio Ventimiglia,
  • Eugenio Ventimiglia,
  • Massimo Alfano,
  • David Robinson,
  • Ingela Franck Lissbrant,
  • Stefan Carlsson,
  • Stefan Carlsson,
  • Johan Styrke,
  • Francesco Montorsi,
  • Francesco Montorsi,
  • Andrea Salonia,
  • Andrea Salonia,
  • Pär Stattin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2019.00051
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6

Abstract

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Given the increasing prevalence of cancer, it is vital to systematically collect data in order to monitor disease trends and quality of cancer care. For this purpose, clinical cancer registries have been developed in some countries. These registers are intended to be used as a basis for quality assurance and quality improvement, but they also constitute a rich resource of real world data for research. The aim of this mini-review was to describe the structure and the organization of the National Prostate Cancer Register (NPCR) with some examples on how data in NPCR have affected prostate cancer care in Sweden.

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