Using both clinical research and population-based cancer registry in long-term research- a case study using EORTC trials and the Dutch national cancer registry (IKNL) University of Antwerp
Objectives: There are more than 12 million long-term survivors of cancer in Europe. Yet, research on outcomes of cancer treatment has not reached its full potential due to operational, regulatory and methodological constrains. The current study aims to show the complementary roles between clinical research and population-based cancer registry in this research field. Methods: The authors used an empirical case study to show the level of agreement ...