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Table 1 Data sources used for cancer and death notification in UKCTOCS

From: Completeness and accuracy of national cancer and death registration for outcome ascertainment in trials—an ovarian cancer exemplar

Data sources for cancer and death notification

National electronic health-related dataset sources

 Cancer registry

 Death registry

 Hospital Episode Statistics (for women resident in England 2001–2012)

 National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) dataset

Postal follow-up questionnaires

Direct communication from participants or their relatives

Information on trial case record forms/trial teams