2024
The National Cancer Database Conforms to the Standardized Framework for Registry and Data Quality
Palis B, Janczewski L, Browner A, Cotler J, Nogueira L, Richardson L, Benard V, Wilson R, Walker N, McCabe R, Boffa D, Nelson H. The National Cancer Database Conforms to the Standardized Framework for Registry and Data Quality. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2024, 31: 5546-5559. PMID: 38717542, PMCID: PMC11300494, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15393-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Program of Cancer RegistriesCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCancer RegistryNational Cancer InstituteU.S. Cancer StatisticsDisease Control and PreventionControl and PreventionRate of complianceNational Cancer DatabaseRe-abstractedHospital complianceRegistries' abilityStaff credentialingCancer statisticsHospital benchmarkingAssessed timelinessCancer surveillanceCancer casesData submissionInternal consistencyCase identificationEvaluate adherenceRegistryPolicy decision-makingCancer Institute
2022
Evaluating information loss in the National Cancer Database from cases lost to follow‐up
Cotler JH, Nogueira L, McCabe R, Nelson H, Brajcich BC, Boffa DJ, Lum SS, Harris JB, Hawhee V, Mullett TW, Bilimoria KY, Palis BE. Evaluating information loss in the National Cancer Database from cases lost to follow‐up. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2022, 126: 1123-1132. PMID: 36029288, DOI: 10.1002/jso.26977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseCancer casesPediatric casesAdult casesCancer DatabaseRectal cancer casesLung cancer casesMean survival timeBreast cancer casesHazard ratioCancer RegistryYears postdiagnosisSurvival outcomesLymphoma casesSurvival timeLeukemia casesSurvival analysisResource burdenFollowTotalMinimal differencesYearsAnnual increasePostdiagnosisPatients
2021
Twenty-Five Years of Cancer Follow-Up; Is the Data Worth the Effort?
Brajcich BC, Palis BE, McCabe R, Nogueira L, Boffa DJ, Lum SS, Harris JB, Hawhee V, Mullett TW, Bilimoria KY, Nelson H. Twenty-Five Years of Cancer Follow-Up; Is the Data Worth the Effort? Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2021, 29: 828-836. PMID: 34689251, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10668-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research