Surveillance Evaluation of the National Cancer Registry in Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Omar Mihat, Khamisah Awang Lukman, Mohd Yusof Ibrahim, Fadzilah Kamaludin, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Nirmal Kaur, Than Myint
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24941/1/Surveillance%20Evaluation%20of%20the%20National%20Cancer%20Registry%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24941/7/Surveillance%20Evaluation%20of%20the%20National%20Cancer%20Registry%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24941/

Background: Cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in Sabah Malaysia with a reported age-standardized incidence rate was 104.9 per 100,000 in 2007. The incidence rate depends on non-mandatory notification in the registry. Under-reporting will provide the false picture of cancer control program...