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Division of Cancer
Prevention and Control
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Atlanta, GA 30341-3717

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FAX: (770) 488-4760

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Data Release Activities

Since 1994, the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) has been funding state cancer registries to collect population-based cancer incidence data under Public Law 102-515, the Cancer Registries Amendment Act. One of the goals of NPCR is to release these data to public health planners and others to monitor the burden of disease and to implement cancer prevention and control programs. Starting in 2001, NPCR began receiving data annually from funded programs with the goals of establishing the quality of the data and eventually releasing the data for use in public health planning. Currently, NPCR has three products for data release.

Each year, these products are updated to include the most recent year of data. Prior to any release, the data must meet quality standards and states must indicate in writing their agreement to participate in each data release product.

For more information on any of these releases, please contact cancerinfo@cdc.gov and specify NPCR Data Release in the subject line.

United States Cancer Statistics (USCS)
This is a joint incidence and mortality publication of CDC and the National Cancer Institute in collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. The report contains the official federal government cancer statistics for more than 90% of the U.S. population and for individual states.

U.S. County Cancer Incidence Dataset
This dataset consists of aggregate cancer incidence rates and counts for major cancer sites for selected counties in the United States. The purpose of this dataset is to provide aggregated county-level data for cancer control planning, policymaking, and monitoring. Examples of current users include state cancer control planners, state legislators and policymakers, and the American Cancer Society.

USCS Expanded Dataset
This dataset is hosted on the CDC Web site in WONDER, an online data query and report system supported by CDC for many years. Users can obtain reports containing age-adjusted rates, crude rates, and case counts that can be requested by state, large metropolitan statistical areas, year of diagnosis, sex, race, and age using both adult and childhood classifications of cancer. The dataset is intended to allow greater flexibility in generating reports using NPCR data than was previously available. The target audience includes epidemiologists and other knowledgeable users.

Page last reviewed: December 15, 2008
Page last updated: December 15, 2008
Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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