Asian Pac J Cancer P
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Asian Pac J Cancer P · Jul 2006
ReviewRole of the cancer registries in determining cancer mortality in Asia?
Data on incidence, prevalence, and disease specific mortality are frequently incomplete, not very reliable or are lacking in many countries particularly in Asia and Africa. In the absence of dependable data from the Civil Registration System (CRS), many countries have developed their own Sample Registration System (SRS). Due to several socio-economic constraints cause is not adequately noted in the death certificates. ⋯ There are also a number of reasons for under-registration of cancer deaths in cancer registries but they nevertheless give a more accurate picture. Many registries collect follow-up information for survival studies, which is also helpful to improve cancer mortality data. Tumour registries also represent important resources for rapid identification of cancer survivors for research studies.