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Cancer Registries

The Patient Registry Overview page described various types of patient registries and the information they contained. Now you will have the opportunity to explore an actual cancer registry.

Go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at www.cdc.gov and search for the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR).

  • Look for the U.S. Cancer Statistics
  • Explore the different statistics that you can pull up from the national cancer registry

Go to the National Cancer Registrars Association website at www.ncra-usa.org. Explore the information available.

Using the information you found, answer the following questions.

  1. What were the top 10 types of cancer Minnesota in 2005? List Minnesota then list the cancer types.
  2. What is one other type of report you can view in the NPCR?
  3. What is the stated purpose of the NCRA?
  4. How does one become educated as a cancer registrar?
  5. What are the eligibility requirements to become a Certified Cancer Registrar?
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