전국 중앙암등록사업 회원 병원의 병원암등록 방법 실태

Abstract

This study was undertaken to survey methods of data collection and coding practices of incident cancers to standardize the registration methods. Mail questionnaires were sent to 156 member hospitals of the Central Hospitals Cancer Registry (CHCR) twice in 2000. Questionnaires were based on IARC manual. Among 43 member hospitals (27.6%) responded, 83.8% hospital had more than 400 beds and 69.8% reported to have computer^ assisted registration programs. Wide range of differences (7.0-44.2%) was found between sources possible and actually sought for case-findings and 14.0% reported to have collected metastatic cancers as reportable cancer. Essential informations such as primary site and morphology of cancer were collected in about 60%, but about 30% did not respond. Most of the members (81.4%) reported to collect data on usual residential area as written on the records, without further inquiring for the patients or their guardians for clarification. ICD-0 was used as guidance for coding topography and morphology in 34.9%, but 65.1% did not responded at all. These results indicate that sources of case-findings are limited and methods of abstracting and coding are not standardized.