Colorectal cancer ascertainment through cancer registries, hospital episode statistics, and self-reporting compared to confirmation by clinician: A cohort study nested within the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS)

201914 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Darren Thomas · University College London

Aleksandra Gentry‐Maharaj · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

Andy Ryan · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

Evangelia‐Ourania Fourkala · University College London

Sophia Apostolidou · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

Matthew Burnell · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

W. Alderton

Abstract

Cancer and death registrations in the UK are a reliable resource for CRC ascertainment in women. Hospital episode statistics can supplement delays in cancer registration. Self-reporting seems less reliable.

Topics & Keywords

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer Epidemiology

Volume 58, pp. 167-174

DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2018.11.011

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