Validity of state cancer registry treatment information for adolescent and young adult women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population-based cancer registries collect information on first course of treatment that may be utilized in research on cancer care quality, yet few studies have investigated the validity of this information. We examined the accuracy and completeness of registry-based treatment information in a cohort of adolescent and young adult women.

Methods

Women diagnosed with breast cancer, lymphoma, thyroid cancer, cervical/uterine cancer or ovarian cancer at ages 15-39 during 2003-2014 were identified using data from the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry (CCR) (N = 2342). CCR data were linked to Medicaid and private insurance claims data, and claims were reviewed for the 12 months following diagnosis to identify cancer treatments received. Using claims data as the go

SUBMITTER: Anderson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6983329 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature