Cancer Registry Data Linkage of Electronic Health Record Data From ASCO's CancerLinQ: Evaluation of Advantages, Limitations, and Lessons Learned.
Mary E CharltonAmanda R KahlBradley D McDowellRobert S MillerGeorge A KomatsoulisJacob E KoskimakiDonna R RiveraKathleen A CroninPublished in: JCO clinical cancer informatics (2022)
Linking CancerLinQ EHR data with cancer registry data led to more complete data for each source respectively, as registry data provides definitive diagnosis and more complete stage information and laboratory results, whereas EHR data provide more detailed treatment data and additional variables not captured by registries.