Children hospital based cancer registry as a tool for audit of patient treatment, modernization and scientific research

The current state of medicine, the integration of data and analytical methods allow us to measure the quality of medical care with numerical values. For understanding what and how to measure in oncology we are using cancer registries. They have become a very powerful tool in the study of cancer. In this study, we analyzed the main performance indicators of the Scientific and Research Institute for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology by using the possibilities of hospital based cancer registry (HBCR). The study showed that HBCR is essential for assessing the quality of care for cancer patients.

pediatric oncology, hospital based cancer registry, epidemiology, quality of medical care, statistical indicators, quality criteria