Data Matching to Support Analysis of Cancer Epidemiology Among Veterans Compared With Non-Veteran Populations-An Exemplar in Brain Tumors.

Christine WooGino N CioffiTaissa A BejBrigid WilsonJanet M BriggsSarah C Markt Fredrick R SchumacherCarol KruchkoKristin A WaiteLouis Burt NaborsCharles J NockRobin L P Jump Jill S Barnholtz-Sloan

Published in: JCO clinical cancer informatics (2021)

This study indicated that direct and deterministic data matching approaches to compare brain tumors in Veterans and in non-Veterans is feasible. This approach has the potential to promote comparisons of the distribution of tumors, the impact of chemical and environmental exposures, treatment trajectories, and clinical outcomes among Veteran and non-Veteran populations with brain tumors as well as other cancers and rare diseases.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
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big data
human health
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risk factors
risk assessment
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deep learning
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