The use of cancer registries in identifying environmental risks

Issue title: Environmental Health Data in Europe: Current Approaches. Selected papers from a WHO/EURO Consultation

Guest editors: A.W. Elias

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Kaldor, John

Affiliations: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Unit of Biostatistics, 150, Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cédex 08, France

Abstract: Can cancer registry data routinely collected serve a purpose beyond the simply descriptive, and in particular, can they have a role in the investigation of environmental hazards? In this working paper, we review the means by which routine cancer registry data can be used in hazard identification, and describe the extent of coverage and availability of cancer incidence data in the European region.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-1990-101-215

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 10, no. 1-2, pp. 127-131, 1990