North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
| Founded | 1987 |
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Area served
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state and provincial cancer registry. |
| Website | naaccr.org |
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.
The North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, Inc. (NAACCR) 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 is governed by a 10-member Board of Directors. The NAACCR Executive Director is an Ex-Officio member of the Board. NAACCR members participate in 5 steering committees, several special committees, and temporary ad hoc committees help drive much of the Association’s work. These include:
Steering Committees
Standardization and Registry Development Steering Committee
Research and Data Use Steering Committee
Communications Steering Committee
Professional Development Steering Committee
Strategic Alliances Steering Committee
NAACCR is sponsored by ten member organizations, which participate in quarterly Sponsoring Member Organization meetings and provide input on NAACCR’s cancer surveillance activities:
American Cancer Society
American College of Surgeons
American Joint Committee on Cancer
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
College of American Pathologists
National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Registrars Association
Public Health Agency of Canada
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