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The Leading Cause of Death due to Brain Tumors in the U.S.
Glioblastoma has the worst outcomes for all cancer types in the U.S. Glioblastoma is the most common malignant tumor of the brain and central nervous system (CNS), with approximately 12,300…
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
Liaison Update: College of American Pathologists (CAP) PERT
CAP PERT Update & Cancer Data Summit A CAP Pathology Electronic Reporting (PERT) meeting was held in Chicago on Thursday, October 5 followed by a Cancer Data Summit on Friday,…
Association
Interest in VPR Linkages Continues to Increase
In October, I had the opportunity to present at the annual NCI Cohort Consortium Meeting. Many studies in the Consortium have already utilized the Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System…
Association
NAACCR Announces New Executive Director: Karen Knight
It is an honor and a privilege to announce that the next Executive Director of NAACCR will be Ms. Karen Knight. Following a nationwide search, Ms. Knight was selected based…
Association
Cancer Surveillance Change Management Timeline Assessment
The Mid-Level Tactical Group (MLTG) manages the cancer surveillance change control process assessing proposed additions, deletions, and revisions of data standards to ensure an efficient and timely change management process….
Registries
VPR: Leveraging Registry Data for World Trade Center Studies
Since inviting the next round of investigators to utilize NAACCR’s Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System (VPR-CLS), six studies have submitted a Phase I linkage request. Three of these studies…
Association
Looking Ahead: Changes Approved for 2025 Registry Data Standards
The High-Level Strategic Group (HLSG) voted earlier this month to approve changes to the NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary (DS&DD) for use beginning with the 2025 diagnosis year (NAACCR…
Training
NAACCR Education and Training Upcoming Events
NAACCR Talks NAACCR Talks are free webinars targeting central registry and cancer surveillance professionals. These are presented by members of the NAACCR community. Topics include cancer surveillance, central registry operations,…
Members
CiNA Writing Network Workgroup Seeks Members!
The CiNA Writing Network is a new Research & Data Use workgroup! This workgroup will oversee methods and research papers using CiNA data. The workgroup will consist of five members…