West Virginia Cancer Registry

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ACS - The American Cancer Society, Inc., participates in programs for research, community cancer control, and advocacy and public policy development. It is a source of clinical information as well as epidemiologic trends.

CDC - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a leader in nationwide cancer prevention and control, working with national organizations, state health agencies, and other key groups to develop, implement, and promote effective cancer prevention and control practices.

IARC - The International Agency for Research on Cancer is part of the World Health Organization. IARC's mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. The Agency is involved in both epidemiological and laboratory research and disseminates scientific information through publications, meetings, courses, and fellowships.

NCI - The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.

NCRA - The National Cancer Registrars Association represents cancer registry professionals and Certified Tumor Registrars. Cancer Registrars capture a complete summary of patient history, diagnosis, treatment, and status for every cancer patient in the United States and other countries. Cancer Registrars hope their work will lead to better treatments, and ultimately, a cure.

NAACCR - The North American Association of Central Cancer Registries sets standards for completeness, quality, analysis, and management of cancer data for central cancer registries. NAACCR also publishes annually a two-volume monograph on "Cancer in North America" that includes incidence and mortality rates for individual states and provinces, United States and Canada.

SEER - Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program is the cancer data collection component of the National Cancer Institute. SEER provides trends in cancer incidence, mortality, and patient survival in the United States.

State of West Virginia (WV)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR)
Bureau for Public Health (BPH)
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion (OEHP)
Division of Surveillance and Disease Control (DSDC)

West Virginia Cancer Registry (WVCR)

This page was last updated 7/17/06. If you have questions or comments about the West Virginia Cancer Registry, please direct them to Patricia Colsher. If you have questions or comments about this Web page, please direct them to Myra Fernatt.