Table 1.
Characteristics of Colombian population-based cancer registries.
| Barranquilla | Bucaramanga | Cali | Manizales | Pasto | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date established | 2007 | 2000 | 1962 | 2001 | 1998 |
| Organization type | Private university | Private university | Public university | Public university | Public university |
| Total population covered (2011) | 1,189,503 | 1,084,699 | 2,333,016 | 390,084 | 417,484 |
| Geography covered (sq km)a | 166 | 1479 | 121 | 572 | 1181 |
| Incident cases (2010) | 1450 | 2124 | 5027 | 726 | 809 |
| Number of reporting/data sources (2013) | 50 | 40 | 180 | 33 | 37 |
| Coverage of sources (2013)b | 60% | 90% | 100% | 90% | 86.4% |
| Methods of data reporting/collection (2013) | |||||
| Paper | 65% | 30% | 30% | 75% | 95% |
| Diskettesc | 35% | – | – | – | – |
| Paper and electronic | – | 60% | 29% | 25% | 5% |
| Other electronic linkages | – | 10% | 41% | – | – |
| Does the registry collect and report nonresident cases? (2013) | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| If yes, total number of cases exchanged (2013) | – | – | 3551 | – | 1331 |
| Collects in situ cancers | N | Y | Yd | N | Y |
| Performs searches for cases based on death certificates | N | Y | Y | N | Y |
| Performs active follow-up for vital status (2013) | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| Included in CI5, 10th edition? | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Registry staff: Full-time equivalent (FTE)e (2013) | |||||
| Management and administrative | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Registrar and data collection | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Database management and IT supportf | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Research, investigation, and medical | 0.12 | 1 | 1.35 | 0.1 | 0 |
For Bucaramanga, Pasto, and Cali, we used square kilometers covered from the CI5 registry background page at http://ci5.iarc.fr/CI5-X/Pages/Table2.aspx. The registries directly provided square kilometers covered for Barranquilla and Manizales.
Coverage of sources equals the number of cancer case sources visited and reported to the registry divided by the total number of sources.
Dashes indicate a zero.
Cali collects in situ cancers for cervix and breast cancer only.
FTEs were assigned to the labor category based on registry staff allocation of time spent on cancer registry activities. Management and administrative FTEs include staff who spend a majority of time performing management and administrative tasks (e.g., addressing personnel and staffing issues, serving as liaisons to other registries and organizations, preparing registry applications and reports, mailing, filing, logging, and other clerical tasks).
IT support = Information technology support.