The validity of cancer information on death certificates in Norway and the impact of death certificate initiated cases on cancer incidence and survival

Death certificates are an important source of information for cancer registries. The aim of this study was to validate the cancer information on death certificates, and to investigate the effect of including death certificate initiated (DCI) cases in the Cancer Registry of Norway when estimating cancer incidence and survival.All deaths in Norway in the period 2011-2015 with cancer mentioned on the death certificates were linked to the cancer...