© 2002 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 14, 1039,
July 17, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
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Misclassification of Cause of Death in Cancer Patients
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The overall cancer mortality rate could increase by about 1% if all deaths within 1 month of cancer-related surgery were correctly attributed to the underlying cancer rather than the surgical procedure, suggests new research appearing in the July 17 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
In making judgments about the progress against cancer, deaths from treatment and diagnosis