Open AccessClinical highlights from the National Cancer Data Base: 1995
Author(s) -
Steele Glenn D.,
Jessup L. Milburn,
Winchester David P.,
Murphy Gerald P.,
Menck Herman R.
Publication year - 1995
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.45.2.102
Subject(s) - commission , cancer , medicine , health care , base (topology) , family medicine , political science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , law
The National Cancer Data Base, a joint project of the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, provides a mechanism for periodic assessment of hospital-based cancer patient care. From the National Cancer Data Base's annual summary, health care professionals can evaluate trends in patient care to make more efficient treatment decisions. This article provides a first look at highlights of the 1995 annual summary.