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ABOUT NAACCR, Inc.
Established in 1987, NAACCR, Inc. is a collaborative umbrella organization for cancer registries, governmental agencies, professional associations, and private groups in North America interested in enhancing the quality and use of cancer registry data. All central cancer registries in the United States and Canada are members.
NAACCR MediaThe North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, Inc. (NAACCR, Inc.), is a professional organization that develops and promotes uniform data standards for cancer registration; provides education and training; certifies population-based registries; aggregates and publishes data from central cancer registries; and promotes the use of cancer surveillance data and systems for cancer control and epidemiologic research, public health programs, and patient care to reduce the burden of cancer in North America.
NAACCR Goals & Objectives
- Mission Goals and Objectives 2006-2010 (PDF)
- NAACCR Accomplishments Related to Mission Goals and Objectives(PDF)
- Progress and Status of 2001 - 2005 NAACCR Goals and Objectives (PDF)
- Overarching Goals and Objectives 2005-2006 (PDF)
- American Cancer Society
- American College of Surgeons
- American Joint Committee on Cancer
- Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Program of Cancer Registries
- College of American Pathologists
- National Cancer Institute
- National Cancer Registrars Association
- Public Health Agency of Canada
NAACCR Memberships
NAACCR is a member of the following organizations with similar or complementary missions:
- International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR)
- Health Level 7 (HL7)
- Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
- C-Change
- Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC)
Multimedia about NAACCR
We have made two web presentations for 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 about NAACCR available here for your reference.
- NAACCR 1999-2000: Web Presentation by Holly Howe, Ph.D (Real Player)
- NAACCR 1998-1999: Web Presentation by Holly Howe, Ph.D (Real Player)
In order to listen to these audio clips, it will be necessary for you to download and install a RealPlayer, which is available on a number of platforms, free of charge, from RealNetworks.
More Information about NAACCR
In addition to providing access to information about the organization and its members, this web site makes available a variety of standards and technical assistance documents as well as cancer incidence data. You may download files, order publications, and request technical assistance from NAACCR staff. For more information, please contact the NAACCR Executive Office at info@naaccr.org.
This web-site is supported in part with Federal funds by Cooperative Agreement Number 5U58DP001803 from CDC. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC. This web-site is also supported in part with Federal funds from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under contract number HHSN261200900015C / ADB No. N02-PC-2009-00015. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NCI, NIH, or DHHS.