Open AccessClinical highlights from the national cancer data base: 1994
Author(s) -
Steele Glenn D.,
Osteen Robert T.,
Winchester David P.,
Murphy Gerald P.,
Menck Herman R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.44.2.71
Subject(s) - base (topology) , cancer , medicine , mathematics , mathematical analysis
The National Cancer Data Base, a joint project of the American CancerSociety and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, providesa mechanism for periodic assessment of hospital‐based cancer patient care.From the National Cancer Data Base's annual summary, health careprofessionals can evaluate trends in patient care to make more efficienttreatment decisions. This article provides a first look at highlights fromthe 1994 annual summary.