The validity of self-reported cancer in an Australian population study.

Conclusions and implications: The use of self-reported cancer to collect cancer outcomes has varying reliability, depending on cancer type and population. The findings presented here may assist medical researchers in making informed decisions when conducting research using self-reported cancer data in Australia where the acquisition of registry data is not feasible. PMID: 24494943 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24494943?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - February 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Loh V, Harding J, Koshkina V, Barr E, Shaw J, Magliano D Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research