TY - JOUR T1 - On socioeconomic gradients in cancer registry data quality JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 551 LP - 551 VL - 60 IS - 6 AU - Francis P Boscoe AU - Colleen Sherman Y1 - 2006/06/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/60/6/551.abstract N2 - A study in this journal found evidence of variation in cancer registry data quality according to the residence of the patient.1 Patients from more affluent areas were more likely to have information on tumour stage and tumour grade recorded than those in less affluent areas. No relation was found among cases registered by death certificate only. The authors surmised that these differences could result from differences in the degree of investigation accorded to patients of different backgrounds, or to some other aspect of the data collection process. As patients receiving surgery are more likely to have their tumours … ER -