CDC-NPCR Success Stories Library

The CDC-NPCR Success Stories showcase how cancer registry data are used to improve public health. To ensure these stories are preserved and available as a resource to central registries and a wider audience, NCRA created this Success Stories Library. Learn how cancer registry data inform clinicians, public health departments, and researchers to advance cancer diagnosis and treatment.

The CDC-funded National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) is a population-based surveillance system of cancer registries established in 1992. NPCR supports the collection of high-quality data by central cancer registries through funding, technical assistance, and the development of software for collecting and processing data. Through NPCR, CDC supports central cancer registries in 46 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Pacific Island Jurisdictions, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Learn more about NPCR, including accessing the U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Visualizations Tool, at https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/.


The Success Stories are broken into five categories, Collaboration, Data & Reporting, Public Health Impact, Registry Operations, and Education & Training and then by year. Choose a category by clicking on a tab below and then view stories by year. To earn CE credit for viewing the Success Stories, check out the CDC-NPCR Success Story Quizzes.

 

Alaska - Stomach Cancer Trends across the North American Arctic: A Collaborative Project amongst Arctic Registries of the U.S. and Canada

FloridaReporting from the Veteran Administration Facilities

GeorgiaWorking Together to Improve Pediatric Cancer Reporting 

IndianaIdentifying the Extent of the Cervical Cancer Burden in Indiana

KentuckyNPCR and ECC Efforts Lead to Increase in State Resources to Support Research into Kentucky’s High Incidence of Childhood Brain Cancer

MassachusettsCervical Cancer:  What Has Age Got To Do With It?

MontanaWorking Together to Describe Cancer Treatment Resources in Montana

New JerseyGeographic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer in New Jersey 

OhioUsing Data to Reduce Disparities in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

South CarolinaCollboration as a Catalyst for Population Health: Using Cancer Registry Data for Evidence-based Systems Change in South Carolina

South DakotaCollaboration to Improve Clinical Trial Participation in South Dakota

UtahAdded Value in Cancer Registry Data: Birth Certificates for Race, Ethnicity, and Place of Birth

Washington StateWSCR Data-Sharing Collaborations Highlight Potential Cost Savings for Community Partners

West VirginiaUsing Registry Data to Reduce Breast Cancer Morbidity and Mortality 

WisconsinHow Wisconsin has Addressed the High Burden of Cancer Among its American Indian* Population, 2004 - 2018

WyomingImplementing Version18 with a Collaborative Approach

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Alaska -  Transitioning Physician Electronic File Reporting from Secure Email Attachments to Secure Network Downloads

ColoradoLinking the All-Payers Claims Database (APCD) to the Colorado Central Cancer Registry: An Evaluation

Illinois - Implementation of Database to Track and Report Duplicate Cases

KentuckyNPCR Data Modernization Initiative Helps Kentucky Improve Cancer Reporting

MarylandData Release Documentation for Researchers

MichiganLexisNexis Linkage to Improve Social Security Number and Vital Status Information

MontanaThe Statewide Voter File Proves Useful to Obtain Physical Address for Cases with Only P.O. Box Reported

NebraskaData Quality Control for Electronic Pathology Reporting

New YorkImportance of Electronic Pathology Reporting for Rapid Case Ascertainment in Patient Contact Studies

North CarolinaThe Hospital Discharge Dataset and Its Impact on Death Certificate Only Cases

North DakotaNorth Dakota Cancer Data Mapping by Sub-County Level

OhioUsing Cancer Registry Data to Revise and Evaluate Ohio’s Cancer Plan

TexasSub-County Level Data Analysis and Display: A Pilot

VirginiaFrom Data to Dashboards: Increasing Accessibility and User Engagement through Data Distribution Transformation to Digital Platforms

WisconsinWisconsin Cancer Reporting System – Comparing Data Processing in 2019 and 2021: From Chaos to Control

WyomingData Exchange of Electronic Pathology (ePath) Reports Between State Registries Improves Number of Captured Cases that Would Otherwise be Missed

Arkansas -  On the Rise: Exploring Methods to Improve Timely Cancer Reporting

CaliforniaUsing Text Mining to Extract Systematic Treatment Information

District of ColumbiaUtilizing DC Metafile to Reduce Abstracting Errors

IllinoisDevelopment and Distribution of Infographics for Five Major Cancer Sites

LouisianaEvaluating the Utilization of Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST)-2 for Pre-invasive Cervical Cancer Using Pathology Reports

Maine - Risk for Lung and Bronchus Cancer Higher in Women than Men in Maine 

MarylandAs Time Goes By;  Timeliness Evaluation of Hospital Reporting in Maryland

MichiganMichigan Takes Steps to Improve Timeliness and Completeness and Accuracy of Submission of Data

MissouriWhat can eMaRC do for Melanoma Reporting?

NebraskaExamining the Disparities of Pediatric Cancer Incidence Using Early Case Capture Data

Nevada - Electronic Laboratory Reporting: Promising Practices and Achievements

North CarolinaConverting HL7 CDA Records into Viable Cancer Cases

North DakotaGeo-Coding Activity at the NDSCR 

OregonUsing Cancer Registry Data for Strategic Planning

PennsylvaniaInteractive Cancer Statistics Dashboard

Puerto Rico - Visualizing Cancer Data Using Business Intelligence Interactive Dashboard

Republic of the Marshall IslandsData Making a Difference: Using Cancer Registry Data and Processes to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Services in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Rhode IslandAddress Quality Review and Validation to Improve Geocode Matching

VermontImproving Social Security Number Reporting

Virginia - The Transition to Electronic Reporting

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