New information flows for cancer registries: testing the use of laboratory data in the province of Reggio Emilia, Italy

Conclusions Although the laboratory information system’s contribution to the completeness of Cancer Registry incident cases was modest, it is useful to add laboratory data to routine cancer registry information flows due to the increasing use of molecular characterisation and to the phenomenon of dehospitalisation.
Source: European Journal of Cancer Prevention - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cancer Registries Source Type: research