New NAACCR Pediatric Resources Webpage!

By Fernanda Michels | April 28, 2025

NAACCR is excited to introduce a valuable new tool to support pediatric and AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult) Abstracting: the Pediatric Resources Webpage. This initiative is part of our ongoing commitment to expanding pediatric and AYA cancer resources for registrars, researchers, and the broader cancer surveillance community and follows the development of the Pediatric Data…

President’s Message

By Wendy Aldinger, RHIA CTR | April 21, 2025

Happy Spring! Hopefully things are warming up and starting to bloom in your area. I love the longer days. The NAACCR Board and Steering Committee Chairs sprung into action during an in-person meeting the beginning of March in Savannah, GA. As part of the meeting, the Chairs shared their Committees’ accomplishments towards meeting the goals…

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…

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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CANCER REGISTRY SPOTLIGHT: MICHIGAN

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.