The completeness and timeliness of cancer registration and the implications for measuring cancer burden

Conclusion The estimated completeness levels for the NICR are comparable to other high quality cancer registries internationally. While data timeliness has little impact on incidence estimates, delays in registration may have implications for specific research studies into incidence and survival. This means that improvements in the timeliness of reporting should be a target for all registries but not at the expense of completeness.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research