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Title:
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STRENGTHEN CANCER SURVEILLANCE IN SRI LANKA BY IMPLEMENTING CANCER REGISTRY INFORMATICS TO ENHANCE CANCER REGISTRY DATA ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND TIMELINESS |
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Author(s):
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Kamal Seneviratne, Sudath Samaraweera and Suraj N Perera |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-77-7 |
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Editors:
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Mário Macedo and Piet Kommers |
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Year:
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2018 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Registries, Data Collection, Health Information Systems |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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182 |
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Last Page:
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186 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Surveillance of cancers is a process of systematic, continuous collection, storage, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of epidemiological information on cancer cases occurring in a particular geographic area. The National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) of Sri Lanka is the national focal point for prevention and control of cancers in the country. Sri Lanka Cancer Registry (SLCR) is maintained by NCCP and plays a pivotal role in cancer control. Cancer surveillance informatics is the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to cancer surveillance practices, research, and learning. Thus, using emerging technology to incorporate automated process and electronic data exchange in cancer surveillance business is an efficient, fast and cost effective way to obtain quality, accurate and complete cancer registry data. The intended results to be expected by implementing cancer registry informatics is to convert existing cancer registry in to a modern era cancer registry. This helps Sri Lanka cancer registry stands with the global cancer registries by improving the dimensions defined by the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents (C15). |
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