Family History of Cancer in Patients With Glioma: a Validation Study of Accuracy

Airewele et al found that over-reporting of cancer was rare (2.9%). They recommend validating only those cancer reports where they observed low agreement.

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Published in:	JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute Vol. 90; no. 7; pp. 543 - 544
Main Authors:	Airewele, Gladstone, Adatto, Phyllis, Cunningham, Joan, Mastromarino, Carrie, Spencer, Cheri, Sharp, Margaret, Sigurdson, Alice, Bondy, Melissa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cary, NC Oxford University Press 01-04-1998 Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Canada Cancer Death Certificates Families & family life Female Glioma - diagnosis Glioma - genetics Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurology Reproducibility of Results Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses United States Canada United States Human Evaluation Nervous system diseases Family study Medical screening Genetic determinism Epidemiology Glioma Central nervous system disease Decision aid Tumor Methodological bias Medical record
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Summary:	Airewele et al found that over-reporting of cancer was rare (2.9%). They recommend validating only those cancer reports where they observed low agreement.
Bibliography:	Supported in part by Public Health Service grants CA55261, CA70917, and CA01647 from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services; and by The Charlotte Geyer Foundation. ark:/67375/HXZ-MPF4091N-F istex:0BAD6C1F6149E7620237089EB35D82EC0CDD01CB ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0027-8874 1460-2105
DOI:	10.1093/jnci/90.7.543