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Advocacy vs. Lobbying: Implications for Government Agencies and Central Cancer Registries
In the realm of public health, distinguishing between advocacy and lobbying is crucial, especially for government agencies and organizations like central cancer registries that often rely on federal funding. Understanding…
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…
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Happy National Cancer Registrar’s Week
Happy National Cancer Registrars Week! On behalf of the NAACCR Board of Directors, I want to take this opportunity to honor all cancer registrars for your continued dedication in collecting…
Registries
Wyoming Cancer Surveillance System: A Succesful Interstate Data Exchange Project
A closer look at Wyoming Cancer Surveillance Program’s 2021 NPCR Success Story and its partnership with the neighboring Utah Cancer Registry. Spotlight on Registries is a relatively new feature for…
Surveillance
Addressing Disparities for Cancer in African American Men
The South Carolina Cancer Alliance, South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health released a data brief highlighting the burden of cancer on African American men in South Carolina. In…
Members
Meet Our New Director for the Texas Cancer Registry, Natalie Archer
Please join us in welcoming Natalie Archer, PhD, to the NAACCR community. Natalie is the new Director of the Texas Cancer Registry at the Texas Department of State Health Services….
Surveillance
Data Modernization in Action: Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act
The STAR Project is part of the CDC’s bigger picture for data modernization. The Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act is designed to advance understanding and care…
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Highlights From the NAACCR CAP PERT Meeting
The July 2023 CAP PERT meeting resulted in updates to protocol release, mapping, Cancer Data Summit, resources, and more. A College of American Pathologists (CAP) PERT meeting was held virtually…
Surveillance
Transitioning the Annotated Histology List to Cancer PathCHART
Authors Richard Moldwin, MD, PhD, Lead Physician Informaticist College of American Pathologists Michelle Esterly, RHIA, CTR, Katmai Government Services Contractor to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of…
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Virtual Pooled Registry Update for Fall 2022
This quarter’s VPR update focuses on the successful implementation and use of the Central IRB. Last year NCI contracted with the Biomedical Research Alliance of New York (BRANY) to serve…