Validity of Breast Cancer Registration from One Hospital into the Swedish National Cancer Registry 1961-1970

Authors

  • J. P. Garne DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, MALMö GENERAL HOSPITAL, MALMö; THE CANCER REGISTRY, HOSPITAL OF LUND, UNIVERSITY OF LUND, LUND, SWEDEN
  • K. Aspegren DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, MALMö GENERAL HOSPITAL, MALMö; THE CANCER REGISTRY, HOSPITAL OF LUND, UNIVERSITY OF LUND, LUND, SWEDEN
  • T. Möller DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, MALMö GENERAL HOSPITAL, MALMö; THE CANCER REGISTRY, HOSPITAL OF LUND, UNIVERSITY OF LUND, LUND, SWEDEN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/02841869009126531

Keywords:

Breast cancer, registration, validity

Abstract

The validity of the Swedish Cancer Registry data on invasive female breast cancer in Malmö 1961-1970 was investigated. A total of 1311 entries in the register were examined, each entry representing an individual tumour, and compared to data from medical records and local registries. In 137 cases (10.5%) registered in the Swedish Cancer Registry, divergencies were found, of which at least 121 were overregistrations (9.2%). Forty-three tumours were identified meriting inclusion but not registered, giving an underregistration of 3.5%. The age distribution among the excluded cases differed somewhat from that of the verified cases.

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Published

1990-01-01

How to Cite

Garne, J. P., Aspegren, K., & Möller, T. (1990). Validity of Breast Cancer Registration from One Hospital into the Swedish National Cancer Registry 1961-1970. Acta Oncologica, 29(2), 125–128. https://doi.org/10.3109/02841869009126531

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (1990): Acta Oncologica

Section

Articles