Factors affecting the mesothelioma detection rate within national and international epidemiological studies: Insights from Scottish linked cancer registry-mortality data
Camidge, DR; Stockton, DL; Bain, M
HERO ID
709513
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
2006
Language
English
PMID
| HERO ID | 709513 |
|---|---|
| In Press | No |
| Year | 2006 |
| Title | Factors affecting the mesothelioma detection rate within national and international epidemiological studies: Insights from Scottish linked cancer registry-mortality data |
| Authors | Camidge, DR; Stockton, DL; Bain, M |
| Journal | British Journal of Cancer |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Page Numbers | 649-652 |
| Abstract | ICD-9 code 163 (malignant neoplasm of pleura) listed as underlying cause of death detected only 40% of Scottish mesothelioma cases (all body sites) from the cancer registry in 1981-1999. This is lower than both the previously published 55% figure, derived from UK mesothelioma register data 1986-1991, which is based on any mention of mesothelioma on death certificates, cross-referenced to cancer registry data, and the 44% figure derived from Scottish mortality data 1981-1999, which captured any mention of mesothelioma on the death certificate. Detection from cancer registry data increased to 75% under ICD-10 in Scotland, confirming earlier predictions of the benefit of ICD-10's more specific mesothelioma codes. Including the accidental poisoning codes E866.4 (ICD-9) and X49 (ICD-10), covering poisoning by 'unspecified' and 'other' causes, which appear to have been used as coding surrogates for mesothelioma when asbestos exposure was explicitly mentioned in deaths suggestive of a mesothelioma, and which are recorded as the underlying cause of death in 4-7% of mesotheliomas, may improve the mesothelioma detection rate in future epidemiological studies. |
| Doi | 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603293 |
| Pmid | 16909142 |
| Wosid | WOS:000240850600014 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
| Keyword | mesothelioma; epidemiology; ICD-9; ICD-10; accidental poisoning |
| Is Qa | No |
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