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Cancer surveillance in the U.S.
Author(s) -
Swan Judith,
Wingo Phyllis,
Clive Rosemarie,
West Dee,
Miller Daniel,
Hutchison Carol,
Sondik Edward J.,
Edwards Brenda K.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981001)83:7<1282::aid-cncr3>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , cancer incidence , health care , environmental health , cancer registry , incidence (geometry) , medical emergency , economic growth , physics , optics , economics
Cancer‐related services are consuming ever‐increasing health resources; along with this trend, health care costs are rising. As health care planners, researchers, and policymakers formulate strategies to meet this challenge, they are looking to cancer registries and the health information system built around them as collectors of the most extensive information regarding cancer treatment in the U.S. Currently, there are multiple programs collecting and reporting data regarding cancer incidence, morbidity, mortality, and survival. This report profiles cancer surveillance efforts in the U.S. and describes the National Coordinating Council for Cancer Surveillance, which was organized in 1995 to facilitate a collaborative approach among the organizations involved. Cancer 1998;83:1282‐1291. © 1998 American Cancer Society.