Completeness Evaluation of Adult-Population-Based Cancer Registries: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Population-based cancer registries are crucial for tracking cancer trends, supporting research, guiding policy decisions, and ensuring efficient healthcare resource allocation. However, their effectiveness relies heavily on data quality, specifically the completeness of the cancer registration process.

Background/objectives

This systematic review aims to identify the methods used by adult population-based cancer registries worldwide to assess the completeness of their data. It also considered the significant role of high-quality data in method selection and the significant challenges of data handling.

Methods

A comprehensive electronic literature search was conducted across the Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed for studies published from January 2004 to December 2024. The re

SUBMITTER: Sousa MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11988001 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature