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History of
the Registry:
The Arizona Cancer
Registry began operating in 1980, and started collecting information in 1981.
Initially, the registry was a voluntary hospital-based reporting system. In
1988, Arizona Revised
Statute §36-133 was amended mandating the reporting of cancer cases. Rules
to ensure reporting of all cases became effective January 1, 1992. These rules
require hospitals, clinics, and physicians to report cases (Arizona
Administrative Code Title 9, Chapter 4).
The cancer registry is comprised of three
sections, Operations, Data and Training. Each section accomplishes the distinct yet complementary functions
of a central cancer registry.
Operations
The Operations section processes incoming case information,
assists hospital registries, and performs quality control activities
on data collected, ensuring complete and accurate data on cancer
incidence in the State. Staff collect cases from facilities that do not
report directly to the registry, namely hospitals with fewer than 50 beds,
pathology laboratories and physicians and clinics.
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Data
The Data section analyzes the incidence,
mortality and survival of people diagnosed with cancer in Arizona. It
provides this data to cancer support organizations and government agencies as well
as to researchers, members of the medical community and the public. The
section also audits reporting hospitals, to identify areas for improvement
when abstracting and reporting cases.
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Training
The training section plans and administers a statewide training program
for registry staff, reporting facilities including hospital
and clinic personnel, and physicians and their staff. In addition, the
training section develops
written materials such as brochures and newsletters. Finally, it is also responsible for keeping cancer registry and
reporting facility staff updated of coding and regulatory changes.
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Purpose
of the Registry:
- To monitor cancer incidence
patterns
- To promote and assist
hospital cancer registries
- To improve and maintain
standards for the quality of information gathered relating to the detection,
diagnosis, and treatment of persons diagnosed with cancer
- To identify population
subgroups at high risk for cancer that need intervention programs or
epidemiologic research, detection and prevention
- To
perform epidemiologic studies, and to provide biostatistic and epidemiologic
information to the medical community
Services available from the Registry:
The Arizona Cancer
Registry has data available on demographic risk factors such as age, gender,
race/ethnicity, geographic area (i.e. county or city), year of diagnosis and
type of cancer. You are welcomed to request data by contacting the
Data section via email, or by phone at (602) 542-7328.
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