Open AccessClinical highlights from the National Cancer Data Base: 1996
Author(s) -
Jessup J. Milburn,
McGinnis Lamar S.,
Winchester David P.,
Eyre Harmon,
Fremgen Amy,
Murphy Gerald P.,
Menck Herman R.
Publication year - 1996
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.46.3.185
Subject(s) - cancer , medicine , cancer registry , family medicine
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 its 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 from the 1996 annual summary.