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Looking to the Future: Changes Approved for 2027 NAACCR Data Standards
As we move into Spring, many cancer registries are preparing to begin 2026 abstracting, but registry standard setters are already looking ahead to 2027 – and beyond! The High-Level Strategic…
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Michigan Cancer Surveillance System: LexisNexis Linkage to Improve SSN and Vital Status Information
A spotlight on the Michigan Cancer Surveillance Program Spotlight on Registries is a new feature that highlights a registry’s special…
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NAACCR’s Data Security and Confidentiality Issues Website
Check out resources available on NAACCR’s data security and confidentiality issues website. Authors Heather Zimmerman Data Security and Confidentiality Workgroup…
Surveillance
State Cancer Registries Improve Accuracy Over Self-Reporting
These findings support the ongoing development of a national U.S. virtual pooled registry to streamline cohort linkages. Authors Annelie M….
Surveillance
Assessing Lung Cancer Rates in Non-Smokers
This is the first time lung cancer incidence rates for never smokers have been estimated based on U.S. registry data….
Surveillance
IARC Classifies Firefighter Exposure as a Human Carcinogen
The IARC Working Group determined based on sufficient epidemiological evidence a causal association between occupation as a firefighter and both mesothelioma and bladder cancer.
Association
Virtual Pooled Registry Update for Fall 2022
This quarter’s VPR update focuses on the successful implementation and use of the Central IRB. Last year NCI contracted with…
Surveillance
Creating Strong Integration With Canadian Health Information Systems
NAACCR’s editorial review board looks at central cancer registries in Canada and their strong integration with Canadian health information systems….
Members
A Q&A With Lymona Refugia, CTR at Guam Cancer Registry
In this article, Narrative spotlights the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Island (USAPI) Jurisdictions 2021 NPCR Success Story, describing its successful implementation…
Surveillance
Northeast Region’s High Childhood Cancer Rates Re-examined
A study revealed cancer diagnoses were reported as being the highest in New Hampshire and broader Northeast regions. Background In…
Surveillance
Addressing Disparities for Cancer in African American Men
The South Carolina Cancer Alliance, South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health released a data brief highlighting the burden…