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    Area of Science:

    • Epidemiology
    • Public Health
    • Cancer Research

    Background:

    • Mortality data are crucial for assessing disease progression in clinical-epidemiological studies.
    • In Germany, accessing mortality data for research often involves challenging collection from municipal offices rather than registries.
    • This study compared the utility of municipal offices versus cancer registries for mortality data collection.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare the efficiency and informativeness of mortality data collection from municipal offices versus a cancer registry.
    • To evaluate the suitability of different data sources for cancer research follow-up.

    Main Methods:

    • Collected mortality data for lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma patients and general population controls (2014-2015).
    • Obtained data from public health offices and via record linkage with the Cancer Registry North Rhine-Westphalia.
    • Compared data completeness, cause of death information, and organizational effort between sources.

    Main Results:

    • Cancer registry follow-up had higher patient consent rates (448/460) compared to municipal offices (429/460).
    • Data collection from municipal offices required significantly more effort than cancer registry linkage.
    • The cancer registry yielded a slightly higher percentage of recorded deaths (51.1% vs. 49.7%) and more detailed cause of death information (98% vs. 84%).

    Conclusions:

    • Cancer registries provide more informative mortality data with less organizational effort than municipal offices.
    • Cancer registries are the preferred source for mortality data in future cancer studies.
    • The lack of nationwide, standardized mortality data registries remains a challenge for comprehensive cancer research.