Tunnell Cancer Center
Annual Report 2010-2011

Cancer Registry

Data on cancer incidence, type, stage at diagnosis, treatment, and survival is collected by the Cancer Registry and reported to the Delaware State Central Registry. Registry data is also submitted to the National Cancer Data Base, which uses this information to monitor cancer trends, plan cancer prevention programs, help set priorities, and advance medical research efforts.

Photo of Marie Michael, Helen Moody, and Susan Cadwallader
Marie Michael, Tumor Registrar; Helen Moody, CTR; and Susan Cadwallader, CTR, enter Beebe’s patient data into the Tumor Registry so it can be compared with state and national outcomes.

Beebe Medical Center Cancer Registry Follow-up

Cases Diagnosed since reference date 1995 through September 2010
Total patients in registry since reference date 7,828
Less benign and borderline (except CNS > 2003) 6
Less carcinoma in situ cervix 10
Less all basal and squamous cell carcinoma of skin (except State III and IV before 2003) 10
Less foreign residents 10
Less patients over 100 years of age not contacted in 12 months 3
Less nonanalytic class of case 439
Less class of case 0 after 2005 194
Subtotal 7,156
Less number expired 3,139
Subtotal (number living) 4,017
Number living with current follow-up (within 15 months) 3,310
Patients lost to follow-up 707
Percent of successful follow-up rate 90.1%
Cases Diagnosed within 5 years through September 2011
Total patients in registry since reference date 3,116
Less benign and borderline (except CNS > 2003) 1
Less carcinoma in situ cervix 1
Less all basal and squamous cell carcinoma of skin (except Stage III and IV before 2003) 1
Less foreign residents 0
Less patients over 100 years of age not contacted in 12 months 1
Less nonanalytic class of case 54
Less class of case 0 after 2005 155
Subtotal 2,903
Less number expired 868
Subtotal (number living) 2,035
Number living with current follow-up (within 15 months) 1,855
Patients lost to follow-up 180
Percent of successful follow-up rate 93.8%
Source: Beebe Medical Center, Tumor Registry, RMCDS database cancer program
Beebe Medical Center 2010 Top 5 (Cancer) Sites By Age
Beebe Medical Center 2010 Top 5 (cancer) Sites by Age
Source: BMC Tumor Registry Database,
Rocky Mountain Cancer Program,
Delaware Cancer Registry, RMCDS software
program (out-of-state residents included)
Beebe Medical Center Comparison of Top 5 (Cancer) Sites 2008-2010
Graph: Beebe Comparison of Top 5 Sites for years 2008-2010
Source: BMC Tumor Registry Database, Rocky Mountain Cancer Program
N/A represents no staging scheme; Unkn represents Dx only
Table Data for Beebe's Tunnell Cancer Center 2009 Case Distribution
Note: N/A represents no stagin scheme; X represents Dx only

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