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CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 45, Issue 2 102-111, Copyright © 1995 by American Cancer Society

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Clinical highlights from the National Cancer Data Base: 1995

G. D. Steele Jr, L. M. Jessup, D. P. Winchester, G. P. Murphy and H. R. Menck
Department of Surgery at New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

The National Cancer Data Base, a joint project of the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, provides a mechanism for periodic assessment of hospital-based cancer patient care. From the National Cancer Data Base's annual summary, health care professionals can evaluate trends in patient care to make more efficient treatment decisions. This article provides a first look at highlights of the 1995 annual summary.

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