California Cancer Registry

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CCR is a program of the California Department of Public Health's Cancer Surveillance and Research Branch (CSRB), and works in collaboration with the Public Health Institute , regional cancer registries, health care providers, cancer registrars, and cancer researchers throughout California and the nation. CSRB collects, analyzes, and disseminates information on cancer incidence and mortality. The statewide population-based cancer surveillance system monitors the incidence and mortality of specific cancers over time and analyzes differential cancer risks cancer by geographic region, age, race/ethnicity, sex, and other social characteristics of the population. It gathers cancer incidence data through CCR, and conducts and collaborates with other researchers on special cancer research projects concerning the etiology, treatment, risk factors, and prevention of specific cancers. In addition, the system is designed to monitor patient survival with respect to the type of cancer, extent of disease, therapy, demographics, and other parameters of prognostic importance. In general, data generated from CCR are utilized to: In California, legislation declaring mandatory cancer reporting became effective in 1985. Beginning in January 1988, under the Statewide Cancer Reporting Law (Section 103885 of the Health and Safety Code) , CCR has covered the entire population of California through the regional population-based registries. The mission of the California Cancer Registry is to serve the public by collecting statewide data, and conducting surveillance and research into the causes, controls, and cures of cancer and communicating results to the public.

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