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For the epidemiologist, one of the main objectives of cancer registries is to establish accurate incidence data for the various types of cancer and thus to allow comparison from region to region. When differences become apparent these can then be used as bases for hypotheses and for etiological studies.
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Tuyns, A.J. (1975). The Collection of Available Information: Possibilities and Limitations of International Standardization. In: Grundmann, E., Pedersen, E. (eds) Cancer Registry. Recent Results in Cancer Research / Fortschritte der Krebsforschung / Progrès dans les recherches sur le cancer, vol 50. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80880-7_3
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