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Title: North Carolina Cancer Registry
GeneralDescription: Number of cancer occurrences. Includes diagnosis and first course of treatment (not available for all years). Most recent data from 2004. The earliest diagnosis year for complete data is 2000.

Data information
http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/CCR/

Information on how data collected
at www.naaccr.org

OtherVariables: Invasive cancers, in situ breast, bladder, and benign brain
Excludes basal and squamous cell carcinoma
County
Region
State

StrengthsWeaknesses: Age specific grouping for older adults

Cancer sites primarily treated at physician’s offices are underreported
Melanoma is an example

Great resource for county-level information for older age groups.

YearsAvailable: Complete sets:
1990-2004

Updates: Updated 1-2x per year
ContactInfo: Chandrika Rao, Statistical Supervisor
919-715-4574
Chandrika.Rao@dhhs.net
http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/CCR/

r2 - 2009-10-03 - 01:28:39 - BrandonHall
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