The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR), evaluates state central cancer registry data annually for quality, completeness, and timeliness. The data submitted are analyzed according to the three following national data standards:
- National Data Quality Standard
- Advanced National Data Quality Standard
- United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) Publication Standard
For an explanation of each set of data standards, click here.
After review of the data submitted the NPCR ranks each registry into groups of distinction based on the number of data standards met.
The three distinctions are:
- Registry of Excellence – state central registry met all three sets of national data standards (National Data Quality Standard + Advanced National Data Quality Standard + United States Cancer Statistics Publication Standard)
- Registry of Distinction – state central registry met two of the national data standards (National Data Quality Standard + United States Cancer Statistics Publication Standard)
- Registry of Surveillance – state central registry met the United States Cancer Statistics Publication Standard.
We would like to congratulate the following state central registries who earned data quality awards:
Registry of Excellence: Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Wyoming – 17 Total
Registry of Distinction: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Mississippi, West Virginia – 23 Total
Registry of Surveillance: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Connecticut Tumor Registry, Metropolitan Detroit Cancer Surveillance System, Georgia Center for Cancer Statistics, Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Iowa Cancer Registry, Los Angeles County Cancer Surveillance Program, New Mexico Tumor Registry, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Cancer Surveillance System, Alaska Native Tumor Registry, Cherokee National Registry.