The accuracy of prostate cancer staging in a population-based tumor registry and its impact on the Black-White stage difference (Connecticut, United States)
Liu W, Kasl S, Flannery J, Lindo A, Dubrow R. The accuracy of prostate cancer staging in a population-based tumor registry and its impact on the Black-White stage difference (Connecticut, United States). Cancer Causes & Control 1995, 6: 425-430. PMID: 8547540, DOI: 10.1007/bf00052182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack PeopleConnecticutHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingProstatic NeoplasmsRegistriesSEER ProgramSensitivity and SpecificityWhite PeopleConceptsConnecticut Tumor RegistryProstate cancerTumor RegistryMedical recordsPopulation-based tumor registryIncomplete medical recordsDistant stage diseaseProstate cancer stageDifferent cancer sitesPercent of blacksStage diseaseAccurate stagingPercent of whitesCancer stageCancer sitesRoutine codingStudy membersCancerWhite menRegistryStage differencesDiseaseManagement errorsDiagnosisMajor determinant