QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:
Home | Help | Feedback | Subscriptions | Archive | Search | Table of Contents

This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Davis, F. G. Articles by Berger, M. S. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Centralized databases available for describing primary brain tumor incidence, survival, and treatment: Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States; Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results; and National Cancer Data Base

Department of Biostatistics/Epidemiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612 (F.G.D, B.J.M.); and Department of Neurosurgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 (M.S.B.)

² Address correspondence and reprint requests to Bridget J. McCarthy, PhD, Department of Biostatistics/Epidemiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2121 W. Taylor, M/C 922, Chicago, IL 60612.

Abstract

Characteristics of three databases—the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) database; the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database; and the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)— containing information on primary brain tumors are discussed. The recently developed population-based CBTRUS database comprises incidence data on all primary brain tumors from 11 collaborating state registries; however, follow-up data are not available. SEER, the population-based gold standard for cancer data, collects incidence and follow-up data on malignant brain tumors only. While not population-based, the NCDB identifies newly diagnosed cases and conducts follow-up on all primary brain tumors from hospitals accredited by the American College of Surgeons. The NCDB is the largest of the three databases and also contains more complete information regarding treatment of these tumors than either the SEER or CBTRUS databases. Additional strengths and limitations of each of these are described, and their judicious use for supporting research, education, and health care planning is encouraged.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				S. M. Kim, J. Y. Lim, S. I. Park, C. H. Jeong, J. H. Oh, M. Jeong, W. Oh, S.-H. Park, Y.-C. Sung, and S.-S. Jeun Gene Therapy Using TRAIL-Secreting Human Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells against Intracranial Glioma Cancer Res., December 1, 2008; 68(23): 9614 - 9623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Cha, J.M. Lupo, M.-H. Chen, K.R. Lamborn, M.W. McDermott, M.S. Berger, S.J. Nelson, and W.P. Dillon Differentiation of Glioblastoma Multiforme and Single Brain Metastasis by Peak Height and Percentage of Signal Intensity Recovery Derived from Dynamic Susceptibility-Weighted Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion MR Imaging AJNR Am. J. Neuroradiol., June 1, 2007; 28(6): 1078 - 1084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. G. Hadjipanayis and N. A. DeLuca Inhibition of DNA Repair by a Herpes Simplex Virus Vector Enhances the Radiosensitivity of Human Glioblastoma Cells Cancer Res., June 15, 2005; 65(12): 5310 - 5316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]