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The cancer registry as a cancer‐control tool
Author(s) -
Brawley Otis W.
Publication year - 2016
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/cncr.29968
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , cancer registry , psychological intervention , medical record , control (management) , family medicine , surgery , nursing , artificial intelligence , computer science
Today's cancer registry is a powerful public health and cancer control tool. Assessment can provide insight into practice patterns and the effectiveness of interventions. The future of the cancer registry involves acquisition of big data from the electronic medical record. The challenge will be to use the technology wisely, because privacy concerns already are threatening some registries.