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Title   광주광역시 지역 암등록사업의 타당성 조사 ( A Feasibility Study for the Implementation of Kwangju Cancer Registry ( KCR ) )
Publicationinfo   1999 Jan; 031(04): 749-758.
Key_word   Kwangju cancer registry, Population based cancer registry, Korean national cancer registry, Feasibility study
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Abstract   Purpose: This study was carrid out to assess the feasibility of cancer registry program (KCR) in Kwangju metropolitan city, Korea. Materials and Methods: The incidence cases and mortality data were mainly collected from the Korean national cancer registry system (NCR) and other resources such as medical insurance records, hospital records, pathology reports, radiation records and death certificates of 1996 in Kwangju metropolitan city. Results: This study identified 1,422 cases of cancer in 1996, which was about 1379o more than NCR. Cancer cases reported from the hospitals outside Kwangju metropolitan city reached almost 40% of total cases. Death certificate notification percent (DCN%) in 1996 was estimated about 31.1%. The proposed KCR would cover more than 95% of cancer cases in Kwangju metropolitan city. Conclusion: The proposed KCR seems feasible in collecting cancer date with reasonable accuracy.
저 자   최진수(Jin Su Choi),손석준(Seok Joon Shn),나백주(Baeg Ju Na),선병환(Byeong Hwan Sun),박경수(Kyeong Soo Park),권순석(Sun Seog Kweon),임정수(Jeong Soo Im),김영진(Young Jin Kim),황태주(Tai Ju Jwang)