A common data quality check procedure for European cancer registries

The designations employed and the presentation of material on the maps do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] The reliability and utility of the information provided by CRs depends on the quality of the data collected. [...] The reliability and utility of the information provided by CRs depends on the quality of the data collected. [...] The document was the result of a collaborative project between the JRC, the ENCR and the Working Group. [...] The current JRC Technical report “A common data quality check procedure for European cancer registries” includes a review of the data quality checklist, based on the experience gained from the validation of the data submitted by the European CRs in the 2015 ENCR-JRC Data Call.