Fernanda Michels
Fernanda is from Brazil and moved to the USA in 2012. She has central cancer registry experience (USA and Brazil) and holds a PhD degree in Epidemiology and Master’s degree in Oncology. During the pandemic she became an Oncology Data Specialist. She is the Program Manager of Data Quality and Integration for NAACCR.
Posts by Fernanda Michels
Surveillance
NCCR Winter Feature
The NCCR Feature Winter Edition highlights the NCCR 2025 Accomplishments and promotes the release of the 2025 AACR Pediatric Cancer…
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Advancing Global Collaboration in Childhood Cancer Research: Data Resource Mapping and Federated Network Matrix
In November 2023, the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) (with support from NAACCR) and the French National Cancer Institute (INCa)…
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Sharing NAACCR Pediatric Cancer Initiatives on Dr. Rick Greene’s Cancer Registry World Podcast
I am excited to share that I was recently interviewed by Dr. Rick Greene for his Cancer Registry World podcast….
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NCCR Fall Feature
The NCCR Fall Feature highlights key advancements and initiatives within the NCCR community, including highlights on the inaugural Data Jamboree,…
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New Study Highlights Enrollment Disparities in Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Trials Using NCCR Data
A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) examines the factors contributing to enrollment discrepancies…
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NAACCR Initiatives Supporting Pediatric and AYA Cancer Research
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to recognize the impact of pediatric, adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers…
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Operations at the Brazilian Populational-Based Cancer Registry, São Paulo City: A Conversation with Fernanda Michels
NAACCR Associate Director, Stephanie Hill, sat down with NAACCR Program Manager for Data Quality and Integration, Dr. Fernanda Michels, to…
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NCCR Feature: Highlights of the 2025 NAACCR Annual Conference
The 2025 NAACCR Annual Conference was held in Hartford, CT from June 3-5, 2025. Our theme for this year was,…
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New NAACCR Pediatric Resources Webpage!
NAACCR is excited to introduce a valuable new tool to support pediatric and AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult) Abstracting: the…
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“Making the Case for an International Childhood Cancer Data Partnership” paper published!
Following the 2023 Paris Conference for an International Childhood Cancer Data Partnership, a collaboration of the U.S. National Cancer Institute…