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Highlights • Ninety-two & 99% of colorectal cancers were registered after one & six years.• Hospital Episode Statistics tend to capture events unregistered after one year.• Self-reporting by women aged… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Ninety-two & 99% of colorectal cancers were registered after one & six years.• Hospital Episode Statistics tend to capture events unregistered after one year.• Self-reporting by women aged ≥50 was less reliable and had low respondents.• Electronic health records in the UK are suitable for studying colorectal cancer in women.
Keywords:
cancer ascertainment;
episode statistics;
colorectal cancer;
self reporting;
hospital episode;
cancer
Journal Title: Cancer Epidemiology
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Cancer Epidemiology
Year Published: 2019
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