Announcement: 25th anniversary of National Program of Cancer Registries, 1992-2017

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  Ntional Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.) ; National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
• Description:
  This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Cancer Registries Amendment Act (Public Law 102-515), which established the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) administered by CDC (1). NPCR collects high quality data on cancer occurrence (including the type, extent, and location of the cancer), type of initial treatment, and outcomes. NPCR supports cancer registries in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Pacific Island jurisdictions, covering 96% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States ; Suggested citation for this article: Announcement. 25th Anniversary of National Program of Cancer Registries, 1992–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:92. ; mm6603a9.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Anniversaries and Special Events
  • CDC--History
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Legislation as Topic
  • Neoplasms/Epidemiology
  • Population Surveillance
  • Registries
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep . 2017 Jan 27;66(3):92.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Corporate as Subject:
  National Program of Cancer Registries (U.S.)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/113066/cdc_113066_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 71.38 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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