Implementing a Childhood Cancer Outcomes Surveillance System Within a Population-Based Cancer Registry | Zendy

Óscar Ramírez | Zendy; Paula Aristizabal | Zendy; Alia Zaidi | Zendy; Raul C. Ribeiro | Zendy; Luis Eduardo Bravo | Zendy

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Implementing a Childhood Cancer Outcomes Surveillance System Within a Population-Based Cancer Registry

Author(s) -

Óscar Ramírez,

Paula Aristizabal,

Alia Zaidi,

Raul C. Ribeiro,

Luis Eduardo Bravo

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of global oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002

H-Index - 17

ISSN - 2378-9506

DOI - 10.1200/jgo.17.00193

Subject(s) - medicine , cancer registry , cancer , population , pediatrics , medical record , medical diagnosis , database , environmental health , pathology , computer science

Approximately 80% of cases of childhood cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries and are associated with high mortality rates. Assessing outcomes is essential for designing effective strategies to improve outcomes equally worldwide. We implemented a real-time surveillance system, VIGICANCER, embedded in a population-based cancer registry (PBCR) to assess childhood cancer outcomes.

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