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E Singh1, J M Underwood, C Nattey
1Cancer Epidemiology Research Group, National Cancer Registry, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. elvira.singh@nioh.nhls.ac.za.
Background:
The National Cancer Registry (NCR) was established as a pathology-based cancer reporting system. From 2005 to 2007, private health laboratories withheld cancer reports owing to concerns regarding voluntary sharing of patient data.
Objectives:
To estimate the impact of under-reported cancer data from private health laboratories.
Methods:
A linear regression analysis was conducted to project expected cancer cases for 2005-2007. Differences between actual and projected figures were calculated to estimate percentage under-reporting.
Results:
The projected NCR case total varied from 53,407 (3.8% net increase from actual cases reported) in 2005 to 54,823 (3.7% net increase) in 2007. The projected number of reported cases from private laboratories in 2005 was 26,359 (19.7% net increase from actual cases reported), 27,012 (18.8% net increase) in 2006 and 27,666 (28.4% net increase) in 2007.
Conclusion:
While private healthcare reporting decreased by 28% from 2005 to 2007, this represented a minimal impact on overall cancer reporting (net decrease of <4%).
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