| STUDY /RESEARCHERS | METHOD / PURPOSE | DATA SOURCE | DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Robles SC, et al. |
Capture-recapture (Estimate completeness) | Hospital discharge data; Reports from cancer treatment centers; Pathology reports; Death certificate data. |
The independent case ascertainment approach and the capture-recapture method were used to estimate the completeness at the Ontario Cancer Registry. The population size to be estimated consisted of all incident cases of cancer diagnosed in 1982 among Ontario residents. | |
| Cancer (Hilsenbeck SG, et al. (2)) |
Capture-recapture; Log-linear, linear product models (Estimate completeness and adjust incidence) |
Florida Cancer Data System database | The methods of capture-recapture and log-linear, linear, product models for incomplete tables were employed to estimate the completeness of reporting in a disease registry and to estimate incompleteness- adjusted incidence rates. | |
| Breast Cancer (Goldberg JD, et al. (3)) |
Capture-recapture. (Estimate false negative rates of mammography) |
Four annual mammography. | The capture-recapture method was applied to evaluate the effectiveness of mammography in New York when follow-up of individuals negative on screening is not performed or is incomplete. | |
| Breast Cancer (Grove JS, et al. (4)) |
Method similar to capture-recapture models (Estimate sensitivity of screening) |
Honolulu Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project. | A generalized capture-recapture method was used to estimating breast cancer screening sensitivity when factors that affect sensitivity such as cancer size were considered. | |
| Cancer (Walter SD, et al. (5)) |
Log-linear model (Estimate completeness of registration) |
Hospital discharge; Pathology and regional cancer center reports; Death certificates. |
Cancer incidence rates were calculated for 22 cancer sites in 49 counties of Ontario during 1976 to 1986. Capture-recapture methods were used to estimate completeness of case registration. | |
| Cancer (Schouten LJ, et al. (6)) |
Capture-recapture Log-linear model (Estimate completeness of registry) |
Pathology department reports; Hospital medical records. |
Capture-recapture methods were used to estimate the completeness of case ascertainment in three regional cancer registries in Netherlands in 1990, which are based on case finding by pathology laboratories and hospital records. | |
| Childhood Cancer (Dockerty JD, et al. (7)) |
capture-recapture (Estimate completeness of registry) |
NZ cancer registry; Patient management system; Pathology reviews. |
The accruacy and completeness of registration of childhood cancers (age 0 to 14 yrs) were assessed. During 1990-1993, 409 incident cases of childhood cancers were confirmed (age-standardized incidence rate = 131 per million person-years), and the capture-recapture estimate of total incident cases was 410. | |
| Cancer> (Seddon DJ, et al. (8)) |
capture-recapture (Estimate completeness) |
Pathology; Death certificant; Clinically notified cases |
Capture-recapture method was one of the measures to evaluate the data ascertainment in Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Registry. During 1990 and 1991, the ascertainment rates in this registry varied considerably between sites. Ascertainment appeared low for sites like female breast cancer and high for sites like lung. |