Informational Abstracts

The abstract is the basis of all registry functions. It is a tool used to help accurately determine stage and to aid cancer research: therefore, the abstract must be complete, containing all the information needed to provide a concise analysis of the patient’s disease from diagnosis to treatment. To assist registrars in preparing abstracts, NCRA’s Education Committee has created a series of informational abstracts. These site-specific abstracts provide an outline to follow when determining what text to include. (Updated July 2025)

Check out the Information Abstract Quizzes to earn CE credit.

Learn How to Use the Informational Abstracts

Informational Abstracts provide guidance on what to include—and exclude—when compiling data and writing abstract text. This presentation, Using the Information Abstracts in Your Registry, introduces registrars to these resources and how to use them effectively. (October 2016)

Information Abstracts by Site

Click the links below to view, print, or save an abstract.

• Benign Brain
• Bladder
• Breast
• Cervix
• Colon
• Endometrial
• Kidney
• Larynx
• Lung

• Lymphoma
• Malignant Brain
• Melanoma
• Ovarian
• Pancreas
• Prostate
• Renal Pelvis
• Testis
• Thyroid