Cancer registration : principles and methods / edited by O.M. Jensen ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

International Agency for Research on Cancer.

International Association of Cancer Registries.

Series:

IARC scientific publications ; no. 95.

IARC scientific publications ; no. 95

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoplasms.

Medical Subjects:

Neoplasms.

Physical Description:

vii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lyon : International Agency for Research on Cancer ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Oxford University Press, 1991.

Summary:

This book is the standard reference manual of cancer registration methodology and uses. It provides guidelines on all aspects, such as the establishment of a registry, collection, coding, verification and analysis of data, and the uses to which cancer registry data may be put. Emphasis is on population-based registration, which provides information on a defined population and permits calculation of incidence rates. Such registries are useful in cancer epidemiology (identification of possible aetiological factors), in planning future health services, and in monitoring the effectiveness of cancer prevention and treatment.

Notes:

At head of title: World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer, and International Association of Cancer Registries.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9283211952

OCLC:

24293858