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ReviewScience bulletin2026

The role of artificial intelligence in advancing population-based cancer registration.

Shuai Ding, Mingyuan Liu, Hao Wang, Cheng Song, Luyue Zhao, Zhihao Yang, Yue Wang, Yifan Wang, Haitao Cui, Zihao Liu and 25 more

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Review in Science bulletin, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

35 authors.

Shuai DingSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Decision-Making & Information System Technologies, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Process Optimization and Intelligent Decision-Making, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China; Philosophy and Social Sciences Laboratory of Data Science and Smart Society Governance, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China.
Mingyuan LiuSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
Hao WangSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Decision-Making & Information System Technologies, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Process Optimization and Intelligent Decision-Making, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China; Philosophy and Social Sciences Laboratory of Data Science and Smart Society Governance, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China.
Cheng SongSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Decision-Making & Information System Technologies, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Process Optimization and Intelligent Decision-Making, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China; Philosophy and Social Sciences Laboratory of Data Science and Smart Society Governance, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China.
Luyue ZhaoSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
Zhihao YangSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
Yue WangSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
Yifan WangSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
Haitao CuiSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
Zihao LiuSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
Dongrun LiuSchool of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
Tomohiro MatsudaCenter for Cancer Registries, Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
Megumi HoriCenter for Cancer Registries, Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
Dimitris KatsimpokisDepartment of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht 3511 CV, Netherlands.
Gijs GeleijnseDepartment of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht 3511 CV, Netherlands.
Xavier FarréPublic Health Agency of Catalonia, Lleida 25006, Spain.
David S MorrisonPublic Health Scotland, Edinburgh EH12 9EB, UK.
Yaogang WangSchool of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; School of Integrative Medicine, Public Health Science and Engineering College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; National Institute of Health Data Science at Peking University, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
Siwei ZhangNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Meicen LiuNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Qiushuo GengSchool of Medical Device, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Benxi 117004, China.
Ling NiNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Kexin SunNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Bingfeng HanNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Shaoming WangNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Ru ChenNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Li LiNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Hiromi SugiyamaDepartment of Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima 732-0815, Japan.
Kyu-Won JungKorea Central Cancer Registry, National Cancer Center, Goyang 10408, Republic of Korea.
Yongyue WeiCenter for Public Health and Epidemic Preparedness and Response, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
Wanqing ChenNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Isabelle SoerjomataramCancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon 69366, France.
Freddie BrayCancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon 69366, France.
Hongmei ZengNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China. Electronic address: hongmeizeng@cicams.ac.cn.
Jie HeNational Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China. Electronic address: hejie@cicams.ac.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer has become the second leading cause of death, the global cancer burden is rapidly increasing, and there are marked disparities between and within countries worldwide. Population-based cancer registries systematically collect data on cancer patients in defined populations, which play a crucial role in planning and assessing cancer prevention and control strategies. While the development of cancer registration has been marked by increasing standardization of definitions and methods and the electronic processing of data, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) offers opportunities to further reduce the labor-intensive nature of registry operations, particularly where registry resources are scarce. These include enabling the processing of large datasets, extracting complex or unstructured data patterns to support cancer registration data abstraction, and facilitating data quality and control. The analysis and dissemination of registry data are also increasingly integrating AI methodologies. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the application of AI in cancer registration. We investigate the challenges associated with integrating AI into existing cancer registry structures, with a particular emphasis on network and computational constraints, uneven resource allocation, and potential biases and limitations within AI systems. We propose a forward-looking AI-enhanced framework for cancer registration, highlighting AI's potential to optimize efficiency in cancer registration and the use of registry data for cancer control and cancer research.

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Artificial IntelligenceNeoplasmsRegistriesHumansArtificial intelligence (AI)Cancer registrationDeep learningGenerative AIMachine learning

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PMID41760521
PMCPMC13037459

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