NAACCR Education and Training Upcoming Events

By Angela Martin | April 7, 2025

NAACCR ODS Exam Prep and Review  We will have completed our Spring 2025 ODS Exam Prep session. Good luck to all that are sitting for the ODS Exam in the Spring testing window. The Summer 2025 ODS Exam Prep series registration will be open on April 1, 2025. The NAACCR ODS Exam Prep and Review…

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Liaison Update: College of American Pathologists (CAP) PERT

By Mignon Dryden, CTR | March 31, 2025

CAP Pathology Electronic Reporting (PERT) meeting was held in San Diego February 2nd and 3rd. Highlights of the PERT meeting included: 2025 Protocol Release – Quarter 1 release is scheduled for March 19, 2025, and will include nine protocols including: Melanoma Biopsy, Melanoma Resection, Wilm’s Resection, Testis, Ureter/Renal Pelvis Resection and Biopsies, Breast Biomarker for…

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Under the Hood of the NAACCR Call For Data Edits Metafile

By Elaine Collins | March 24, 2025

During the annual Call for Data (CFD), NAACCR receives data from central cancer registries for evaluation, certification, and publication. To support the CFD and to assist the central registries in preparing the data, NAACCR releases a special Call for Data edit metafile, separate from the standard edit metafile that central registries use throughout the year…

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Privacy Preserving Record Linkage (PPRL): Coming Soon to the Virtual Pooled Registry

By Castine Clerkin, MS, CTR | November 10, 2025

The current Virtual Pooled Registry (VPR) workflow requires registries to download an encrypted study data file and perform a clear-text linkage using Personally Identifiable Information (PII). To broaden the scope, and enhance the security of the VPR, NCI has encouraged a transition to Privacy Preserving Record Linkage (PPRL). What is PPRL? PPRL is a technique…

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NCCR Fall Feature

By Fernanda Michels | November 3, 2025

The NCCR Fall Feature highlights key advancements and initiatives within the NCCR community, including highlights on the inaugural Data Jamboree, new study on clinical trial enrollment disparity using NCCR data, recent updates to NCCR*Explorer and SEER*Stat tools, and important upcoming deadline for NCCR registry participants Call for Data. Data Jamboree: Enhancing Childhood Cancer Data Sharing…

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CBTRUS and Cancer Registries: 35 Years of Collaboration

By Carol Kruchko | October 27, 2025

We couldn’t have done it without you! This sums up our relationship with the surveillance community, its stakeholders, and its supporting community. For over 35 years, the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) has worked with you to quantify the burden of brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors on the…

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Nominations Opening Soon for the 2026-2027 Board of Directors

By Lucinda Ham, RHIA, ODS-C | October 20, 2025

The Nominating Committee is seeking nominees to run for election to three key leadership roles on the NAACCR Board of…

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By Fernanda Michels | October 13, 2025

New Study Highlights Enrollment Disparities in Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Trials Using NCCR Data

By Peter Baade | October 6, 2025

CaRDO: A new tool for publishing population-level cancer statistics online.

By Fernanda Michels | September 29, 2025

NAACCR Initiatives Supporting Pediatric and AYA Cancer Research

By Angela Martin | September 22, 2025

NAACCR Education and Training Upcoming Events

By Fernanda Michels | September 15, 2025

Operations at the Brazilian Populational-Based Cancer Registry, São Paulo City: A Conversation with Fernanda Michels

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Nominations Opening Soon for the 2026-2027 Board of Directors

By Lucinda Ham, RHIA, ODS-C | October 20, 2025

The Nominating Committee is seeking nominees to run for election to three key leadership roles on the NAACCR Board of…

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By Fernanda Michels | October 13, 2025

New Study Highlights Enrollment Disparities in Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Trials Using NCCR Data

By Fernanda Michels | September 29, 2025

NAACCR Initiatives Supporting Pediatric and AYA Cancer Research

By Fernanda Michels | September 15, 2025

Operations at the Brazilian Populational-Based Cancer Registry, São Paulo City: A Conversation with Fernanda Michels

By Jim Hofferkamp, BA, CTR | September 1, 2025

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By Recinda Sherman, PhD, MPH, ODS-C | August 11, 2025

Now Available! CiNA Statistics Update

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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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Nominations Opening Soon for the 2026-2027 Board of Directors

By Lucinda Ham, RHIA, ODS-C | October 20, 2025

The Nominating Committee is seeking nominees to run for election to three key leadership roles on the NAACCR Board of…

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By Jim Hofferkamp, BA, CTR | September 1, 2025

Helping Vendors Help You

By Matthew Mayfield, MS, ODS | August 4, 2025

A Practical Guide for Central Registries Updating to a V25B Metafile

By Angela Martin | July 21, 2025

NAACCR Education and Training Upcoming Events

By Lori Havener, CTR | July 7, 2025

Standardization and Registry Development Steering Committee: Modular Records Task Force

By Mona Highsmith, BA | June 16, 2025

2025 NAACCR Board of Directors Election Results