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Editorial
. 2023 Aug 31;29(8):603-604.
doi: 10.26719/2023.29.8.603.

Enhancing the quality and accuracy of national cancer registries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Asmus Hammerich  1 , Heba Fouad  2 , Arash Rashidian  3 , Rana Hajjeh  4 , Ahmed Al Mandhari  5
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Editorial

Enhancing the quality and accuracy of national cancer registries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Asmus Hammerich et al. East Mediterr Health J. .

Abstract

We cannot prevent cancer, detect it early, diagnose, treat, and palliate it without reliable data. Continuous, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of cancer-related data are essential to effectively plan, implement and evaluate cancer control activities and policies. Enhancing routine health information systems to ensure that cancer-related data are well captured is essential, just as fostering functioning cancer surveillance systems, particularly population-based cancer registries (1,2). Population-based cancer registries play a critical role in the planning of national cancer control and prevention strategies, monitoring and evaluation of cancer care services, as well as cancer epidemiological and clinical research (1).

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