Table 1. Linkage of State Vital Records and National Death Index (NDI) for Cancer Patients in the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) and the New York State Cancer Registry (NYSCR), 1996–2005.
| Category | FCDS, n | NYSCR, n |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer incident cases diagnosed | 997,290 | 952,663 |
| Deaths identified among incident cases | 434,526 | 401,463 |
| Deaths identified through linkage with state death certificate records | 398,196 | 389,164 |
| Died in state where diagnosis was made | 398,196 | 383,343 |
| Died outside of state where diagnosis was made | 0 | 5,821 |
| Died in reciprocal statea | 0 | 1,488 |
| Deaths identified through linkage with NDI | 36,330 | 12,299 |
| Died in state where diagnosis was made | 3,464 | 1,398 |
| Died outside of state where diagnosis was made | 32,866 | 10,901 |
| Died in reciprocal statea | 4,657 | 2,740 |
| Died in another state | 28,209 | 8,161 |
a
The reciprocal state for Florida is New York, and the reciprocal state for New York is Florida.