The primary purpose of the Nevada Central Cancer Registry (NCCR) is to collect and maintain a record of reportable cases of cancer in the state. The data is used to evaluate the appropriateness of measures for the prevention and control of cancer and to conduct comprehensive epidemiological surveys of cancer and cancer-related deaths. Cancer case data is collected from hospitals, medical laboratories, other facilities that provide screening, diagnostic or therapeutic services, and providers of health care who diagnose and/or treat patients with respect to cancer. The information on these cases of cancer is reported to NCCR. This is accomplished by abstracting state-required patient cancer information from medical records. Collected data is entered into a specialized database where additional case information is added, edited, and consolidated for accuracy and completeness.
Timely and complete cancer data are used to evaluate the appropriateness of measures for the prevention and control of cancer and conducting comprehensive epidemiological surveys of cancer and cancer-related deaths statewide and nationally.
The NCCR is a population-based registry that maintains data on all cancer patients within the state of Nevada. The Registry began collecting cancer incidence data in 1989. In 1995, the NCCR began receiving funding from the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).