Casefinding (case ascertainment): The process of identifying all reportable cases through review of sources documents and case listings. Casefinding covers a range of cases that need to be accessed to determine whether or not they are reportable.
Although exact procedures might vary from hospital to hospital, they ordinarily involve careful monitoring of the records kept by the services and departments that usually deal with cancer cases.
Current and previous casefinding lists are available on the SEER website.
Use the casefinding lists to screen prospective reportable cancer cases for inclusion in the registry.
A casefinding list is NOT the same as a reportable list.
Casefinding lists are intended for searching a variety of cases so as not to miss any reportable cases.