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Generation of Comprehensive Thoracic Oncology Database - Tool for Translational Research
Published on: January 22, 2011
Are the creation and maintenance of databases in healthcare worthwhile? An example of a unique, population-based,
Stewart M Jackson1, Scott Tyldesley, Barbara Baerg
1Radiation Therapy Program of the British Columbia Cancer Agency, and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Abstract:
A population-based prospective database targeting 15 key radiation therapy (RT) features was initiated in British Columbia in 1984. This 25-year outcome report assessed the utility of the database and demonstrated that such a database can be used to (1) describe population-based utilization of a health service, (2) inform treatment policy recommendations, (3) inform system planning and resource allocation, (4) audit regional and individual oncology practices, (5) assess whether new observations from randomized trials have been translated into population health gains and (6) produce peer-reviewed publications. Health system managers and researchers could benefit from the development and support of such databases.
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