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About HBCR |
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The primary purpose of Hospital Based Cancer Registries
is to contribute to patient care by providing readily accessible information on
the patients with cancer, the treatment received and its results. The data is also
used for clinical research and for epidemiological purposes. Hospital based cancer
registries are concerned with recording of information on the cancer patients seen
in a particular hospital (Isabel dos Santos Silva et al, 1999). Within the hospital,
a registry is often considered to be an integral part of the hospital’s cancer programme
or health care delivery system. |
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The stated Objectives of Hospital Based Cancer Registries
(HBCRs) (Maclennan et al, 1978; Young, J.L. 1991) are outlined below: |
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1. GENERAL:
1.1 Assess Patient Care
1.2 Participate in Clinical Research to Evaluate Therapy
1.3 Provide an idea of the patterns of cancer in the area
1.4 Help plan hospital facilities.
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2. SPECIFIC:
2.1 Contribute to active follow-up of the cancer patient
2.2 Describe length and quality of survival in relation to anatomical
site, clinical stage and aspects of types of treatment
2.3 Contribute to the Population Based Cancer Registries (PBCRs)
in the given area
2.4 Undertake epidemiological research through short-term case
control studies
2.5 Show time trends in proportion of early to late stages at
the time of diagnosis
2.6 Help assess quality of hospital care and cancer services
in covered area.
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Data collection is done by the individual registries using
a standardized common core form. The information in this form mainly consists of
patient identifying and demographic information, details of diagnosis the clinical
stage of the disease and the broad type of treatment instituted. |
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