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  • Public health surveillance
  • Mortality data accuracy

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  • Cancer registries are crucial for tracking cancer incidence and outcomes.
  • Inaccurate vital status data, such as

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and correct

Main Methods:

  • Linked the Alaska Cancer Registry (ACR) database with state mortality, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), and National Death Index (NDI) data.
  • Identified

Main Results:

  • Out of 19,590 deceased cases, 20 zombie candidates were identified.
  • After further research, 14 cases were confirmed as

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully identified and corrected