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David O’Brien of Alaska Cancer Registry on Succession Planning
Even cancer registries need to have a succession plan in place. You are a cancer registry manager, and your data analyst of 24 years tells you they are planning on…
Association
Mid-Level Tactical Group Reviews Change Requests to Data Standards
The Mid-Level Tactical Group (MLTG) is a collaborative body of cancer registry standard setters led by representatives from CDC NPCR and NCI SEER and coordinated by NAACCR. Other member organizations…
Surveillance
Revamping CNS Tumor Reporting for Accuracy
Authors Corey Neff, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States Quinn T. Ostrom, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States Carol Kruchko, Central Brain Tumor Registry of the…
Association
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 Over the last two years, the Data Security and Confidentiality…
Registries
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 activities or achievements. The Narrative spotlights the Michigan Cancer Surveillance…
Association
National Childhood Cancer Registry Accomplishments in 2022
NCCR and NAACCR highlight a few of the many accomplishments they’ve achieved for 2022. 2022 was a year of exciting growth and development for the National Childhood Cancer Registry (NCCR)….
Surveillance
Analyzing Cancer Survival Rate in the U.S. and Canada by Socioeconomic Status
A paper from the Spring issue of the Journal of Registry Management looks at population-based cancer survival in Canada and the United States by socioeconomic status. NAACCR colleagues, I would…
Association
Updates on the Virtual Pooled Registry for 2023
Here are some of the noteworthy highlights from VPR. I’m so excited to share the below updates on the Virtual Pooled Registry (VPR). February marks the first anniversary of the…
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. Landgren, MPH, PMP [Contractor], Surveillance Research Program, DCCPS, NCI Martha…
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. To our knowledge, this is the first time lung cancer…