Louisiana Amends Cancer Reporting Law and Modernizes Framework

By Xiao-Cheng Wu | May 19, 2025

In 2024, Louisiana enacted legislative amendments to its cancer reporting law to enhance the Louisiana Tumor Registry‘s (LTR) authority and modernize the state’s cancer surveillance framework. The revised law clarifies LTR’s authority to screen all pathology reports and medical records to identify reportable cancer cases and to request the electronic, real-time transmission of pathology reports,…

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TCR Investigates Early-Onset Cancer Trends

By Paige Miller | May 12, 2025

Evaluation of Trends In the Spring of 2024, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) leadership informed Texas Cancer Registry (TCR) staff about a Texas Senate Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee interim hearing on cancer prevention. DSHS leadership was invited to speak about potential increasing rates of cancer diagnoses among younger Texans. Cancer…

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What’s new for v26?

By Lori Havener, CTR | May 5, 2025

Changes to data collection standards, registry operations, and cancer registry software products impact hospital registrars, central registries, standard setting agencies, and cancer registry software vendors. Timely implementation of these changes is essential to the cancer surveillance community. The Mid-Level Tactical Group (MLTG) is responsible for monitoring the change management process and ensuring timely implementation. All…

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Louisiana Amends Cancer Reporting Law and Modernizes Framework

By Xiao-Cheng Wu | May 19, 2025

In 2024, Louisiana enacted legislative amendments to its cancer reporting law to enhance the Louisiana Tumor Registry‘s (LTR) authority and modernize the state’s cancer surveillance framework. The revised law clarifies LTR’s authority to screen all pathology reports and medical records to identify reportable cancer cases and to request the electronic, real-time transmission of pathology reports,…

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TCR Investigates Early-Onset Cancer Trends

By Paige Miller | May 12, 2025

Evaluation of Trends In the Spring of 2024, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) leadership informed Texas Cancer Registry (TCR) staff about a Texas Senate Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee interim hearing on cancer prevention. DSHS leadership was invited to speak about potential increasing rates of cancer diagnoses among younger Texans. Cancer…

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What’s new for v26?

By Lori Havener, CTR | May 5, 2025

Changes to data collection standards, registry operations, and cancer registry software products impact hospital registrars, central registries, standard setting agencies, and cancer registry software vendors. Timely implementation of these changes is essential to the cancer surveillance community. The Mid-Level Tactical Group (MLTG) is responsible for monitoring the change management process and ensuring timely implementation. All…

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New NAACCR Pediatric Resources Webpage!

By Fernanda Michels | April 28, 2025

NAACCR is excited to introduce a valuable new tool to support pediatric and AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult) Abstracting: the…

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What’s new for v26?

By Lori Havener, CTR | May 5, 2025

Changes to data collection standards, registry operations, and cancer registry software products impact hospital registrars, central registries, standard setting agencies,…

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CANCER REGISTRY SPOTLIGHT: MICHIGAN

Successful Linkage Between Registry Database and LexisNexis

In our ongoing commitment to enhance the quality and accessibility of data, we are thrilled to announce the successful linkage between our registry database and LexisNexis. This integration represents a significant step forward in streamlining our data processes and expanding our analytical capabilities.

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