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Call for Abstracts Now Open

Call for Nominations is now open

Map Your Way to NAACCR
Involvement with the New
Member Ambassador Program

Map your way to NAACCR
involvement with the New Member
Ambassador Program

MAP is here to help you make connections with other NAACCR members
who share the same interest in our profession.

This Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program connects
NAACCR members who want to strengthen their
professional skills and knowledge with an experienced
NAACCR member who is a volunteer mentor.

Registration now open!
June 20 - 22, 2023

Call for Abstracts is now Open,
Submit your Abstract Today!

NAACCR Mission

NAACCR is a professional organization that develops and
promotes uniform data standards for cancer registration

Promotes the use of cancer surveillance data and systems
for cancer control and epidemiologic research,
public health programs, and patient care

Makes available a variety of standards and technical
assistance documents as well as cancer incidence data

NAACCR is a professional organization that develops and promotes uniform data standards
for cancer registration
Promotes the use of cancer surveillance data and systems for cancer control and epidemiologic research,
public health programs, and patient care
Makes available a variety of standards and technical
assistance documents as well as cancer incidence data

NAACCR is a professional organization that develops and promotes uniform data standards
for cancer registration

Promotes the use of cancer surveillance data and systems for cancer control and
epidemiologic research, public health programs, and patient care

Makes available a variety of standards and technical assistance documents as well as cancer
incidence data

NAACCR Education and Training

Education & Training Calendar now available!

Resources & projects

Data Standards & Data Dictionary (DS & DD) Resources for International Registries Cancer Surveillance Timeline Site Specific Data Items (SSDI) Cancer Data & Maps (interactive) CARI Database

Announcements

New Narrative System Now Available

Introducing the newly updated Narrative, a one-stop-shop for the latest NAACCR news and information, including updates on the association, training, events, cancer registries and cancer surveillance reports.

Call for Nominations

The nomination portal opens November 10, 2023! The NAACCR Nominating Committee is seeking nominees to run for election to four key leadership roles on the NAACCR Board of Directors that open in 2024, or on the 2024-2025 Nominating Committee.

2024 Call for Abstracts

NAACCR invites you to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations at the NAACCR Annual Conference in June 2024.

Executive Director Transition

After 15 years as Executive Director of NAACCR, Betsy Kohler has notified the Board of Directors that she would like to start the transition to retirement. Betsy has been the Executive Director through a tremendous period of growth and development of NAACCR and the field of cancer surveillance.

NCRA Announces Updated Credential Name

ODS, Oncology Data Specialist, to Replace CTR, Certified Tumor Registrar

Data Standards & Data Dictionary (DS&DD) Version 24, has been released.

The new Data Dictionary has been released.

NCRA CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – 2024

Share your expertise with the cancer registry community at NCRA's 50th Annual Educational Conference, April 24 -27, 2024, at the JW Marriott Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System (VPR-CLS)

The Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System (VPR-CLS) is a one-stop-shop designed to efficiently connect researchers with multiple cancer registries, thereby increasing access to, linkage with, and use of this valuable source of cancer surveillance information. The project is coordinated by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) and funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The VPR-CLS is currently in the development and testing phase and is progressing with input from national partners, researchers, and central registry staff.

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Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System (VPR-CLS)

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Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System (VPR-CLS)

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