A comparison of national cancer registry and direct follow-up in the ascertainment of ovarian cancer

N MacDonald; K Sibley; A Rosenthal; U Menon; A Jayarajah; D Oram; I Jacobs

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6690605

A comparison of national cancer registry and direct follow-up in the ascertainment of ovarian cancer

Br J Cancer. 1999 Aug;80(11):1826-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690605.

Authors

N MacDonald¹, K Sibley, A Rosenthal, U Menon, A Jayarajah, D Oram, I Jacobs

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.

Abstract

The National Health Service Central Register (NHSCR) and direct follow-up were used to document ovarian and fallopian tube cancers in 22000 women from 1986 to 1993. Direct follow-up identified 47/49 cases (96%) and the NHSCR 38/49 (78%). NHSCR ascertainment was incomplete and direct follow-up provided additional information. These findings have implications for interpretation of national cancer statistics and for use of the NHSCR in research trials.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cohort Studies
Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Mass Screening
Ovarian Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Postmenopause
Registries
State Medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
United Kingdom