Verification of the cause of death in the trial of early detection of breast cancer
| Autor: | J Chamberlain, R Ellman, D.A. Coleman, Sue Moss |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Gynecology
Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Mammary gland Autopsy medicine.disease Breast cancer screening medicine.anatomical_structure Breast cancer Oncology Medicine Death certificate business Mass screening Survival analysis Cause of death |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Cancer. 64:1151-1156 |
| ISSN: | 1532-1827 0007-0920 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/bjc.1991.480 |
| Popis: | The limitations of case review as a means of identifying errors in death certificates among breast cancer patients in a non-randomised trial of screening are illustrated by the findings of this large study. Records of 928 out of 990 deaths were available for review but were very variable in quality. Definite errors were found in 1%, errors were suspected in a further 5% and uncertainty about the cause of death, despite review, was recorded for 27%. The overall bias in reporting breast cancer deaths was less than 1%. It was concluded that the certified underlying cause of death without review provides an adequate endpoint for evaluating breast cancer screening programmes in the UK. |
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