NCCR Feature: Highlights of the 2025 NAACCR Annual Conference

By Fernanda Michels | August 11, 2025

The 2025 NAACCR Annual Conference was held in Hartford, CT from June 3-5, 2025. Our theme for this year was, “Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future” as we celebrated the Connecticut Tumor Registry’s 90th anniversary. Two hundred and eighty-eight people attended the conference, and of those, 53 were attending a NAACCR Conference for the first…

A Practical Guide for Central Registries Updating to a V25B Metafile

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

Abstract The NAACCR V25B metafile brings new standards and logic for cancer data validation. As central registries prepare to implement this version, it is critical to understand the best practices for adopting and customizing the metafile to meet both internal and external needs. This article outlines three primary updates ranging from simple renaming and cleanup…

Welcome from the incoming NAACCR President, Eric Durbin

By Eric Durbin, DrPH, MS | July 28, 2025

Dear NAACCR members, It is a great honor to serve you and the cancer surveillance community as the incoming NAACCR President. First, heartfelt thanks to our outgoing President, Wendy Aldinger. Through her thoughtful and steady leadership, we have remained true to our mission. I also wish to express my gratitude to NAACCR Executive Director Karen…

National Childhood Cancer Registry (NCCR) Spring Feature

By Fernanda Michels | April 27, 2026

The NCCR Spring Feature highlights the SEER*Stat Tools Webinar, promotes an NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) funding opportunity, and presents usage statistics from the NCCR Data Platform. This edition also features upcoming CCDI webinars, the 2026 NAACCR Conference, and the 2026 NCI Data Jamboree. SEER*Stat Tools Webinar From Data to Discovery:…

Looking to the Future: Changes Approved for 2027 NAACCR Data Standards

By Stephanie M. Hill, MPH, CTR, NAACCR | April 13, 2026

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 Group (HLSG) voted last month on changes to the NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary (Standards) for use beginning with the 2027 diagnosis year (NAACCR v27). NAACCR…

NAACCR CPR Guidelines to be Incorporated into HL7 LRI Implementation Guide

By Ashley Knealing | April 6, 2026

The NAACCR Cancer Pathology Reporting (CPR) Guidelines – also known as Laboratory Electronic Pathology Reporting Guidelines Volume V – are being incorporated into HL7’s Laboratory Reporting Interface (LRI) Implementation Guide through the May 2026 HL7 ballot process. This effort is led by Sandy Jones (contractor) in collaboration with NAACCR’s CPR workgroup. HL7’s LRI is a…

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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and Cancer Registries

By Randi Rycroft, MSPH, ODS-C | March 30, 2026

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is a program operated by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division. This…

By Angela Martin | March 23, 2026

How NAACCR’s Professional Development Steering Committee Advances Training, Mentorship, and Workforce Growth

By Lucinda Ham, RHIA, ODS-C | March 17, 2026

2026 NAACCR Board of Directors Election Results

By Keisha Musonda, MPH | March 16, 2026

TCR data inform the Texas Cancer Plan

By Fernanda Michels | February 23, 2026

CONCORD*Explorer is now available! Access and Download Global Childhood Cancer Survival Estimates

By Angela Martin | February 16, 2026

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Looking to the Future: Changes Approved for 2027 NAACCR Data Standards

By Stephanie M. Hill, MPH, CTR, NAACCR | April 13, 2026

As we move into Spring, many cancer registries are preparing to begin 2026 abstracting, but registry standard setters are already…

By Ashley Knealing | April 6, 2026

NAACCR CPR Guidelines to be Incorporated into HL7 LRI Implementation Guide

By Angela Martin | March 23, 2026

How NAACCR’s Professional Development Steering Committee Advances Training, Mentorship, and Workforce Growth

By Fernanda Michels | February 23, 2026

CONCORD*Explorer is now available! Access and Download Global Childhood Cancer Survival Estimates

By Elaine Collins | February 2, 2026

Benefits of Metafile Testing for Central Registries

By Fernanda Michels | January 5, 2026

Advancing Global Collaboration in Childhood Cancer Research: Data Resource Mapping and Federated Network Matrix

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Successful Linkage Between Registry Database and LexisNexis

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NAACCR CPR Guidelines to be Incorporated into HL7 LRI Implementation Guide

By Ashley Knealing | April 6, 2026

The NAACCR Cancer Pathology Reporting (CPR) Guidelines – also known as Laboratory Electronic Pathology Reporting Guidelines Volume V – are…

By Lucinda Ham, RHIA, ODS-C | March 17, 2026

2026 NAACCR Board of Directors Election Results

By Keisha Musonda, MPH | March 16, 2026

TCR data inform the Texas Cancer Plan

By Monique Hernandez, PhD | February 9, 2026

Jumping on the Social Media Bandwagon; Strategic Planning and Alliances Steering Committee Social Media Campaign

By Elaine Collins | February 2, 2026

Benefits of Metafile Testing for Central Registries

By Stephanie M. Hill, MPH, CTR, NAACCR | January 12, 2026

FCDS Director, Gary Levin, Reflects on 35 Years in Cancer Surveillance