Table 1 Comparative look at cancer registries in four provinces of Turkey
From: Cancer registries in four provinces in Turkey: a case study
Province(region covered) | Year established | Local advisory committee | Staff capacity | Ongoing trainings for staff | International quality data | International journal publications | Specific barriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Izmir (Western Turkey) | 1992 | Yes | 32 full time; 10 part time | Yes | Yes | Yes | ● Current bureaucratic set-up |
● Missing mortality data | |||||||
● Lack of staff | |||||||
Antalya (Southern Turkey) | 1995 | Yes | 10 full time; 42 part time | Yes | Yes | No | ● Missing demographic data |
● Incomplete SEER staging data | |||||||
Samsun(Northern Turkey) | 2001 | Yes | 16 full time; 12 part time | Yes | No | No | ● Some passive data collection methods |
● Missing demographic | |||||||
Erzurum (Eastern Turkey) | 2005 | Yes | 7 full time; 2 part time | Yes | No | No | ● Inadequate access to laboratories |
● Missing demographic data | |||||||
● Lack of staff |