Arizona Cancer Registry

National Cancer Survivors Day: Join the fight

By |2022-06-06T12:50:09-07:00June 6th, 2022|Prevention|

Chances are you or someone you know has been touched by cancer. From patients and providers to caregivers and survivors, the impact of this life-altering disease is felt in every corner of Arizona.  Monday, June 6, is National Cancer Survivors Day. A cancer survivor includes those who are being treated for cancer, who are free [...]

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Arizona Cancer Programs Secure Increased Funding for the State

By |2017-08-10T09:44:51-07:00August 10th, 2017|Preparedness, Prevention|

The Arizona Cancer Registry and Office of Cancer Prevention and Control received good news last week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – their grant application was approved for a total of $3,930,027 per year for the next five years.  This represents a 13.5% increase in funds of $466,909 per year.  The [...]

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ADHS Cancer Programs Receive National Recognition

By |2017-02-10T09:49:10-07:00September 8th, 2015|General|

The Arizona Cancer Registry and the Arizona SunWise Skin Cancer Prevention Program recently received national recognition from the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC released their first annual 2015 Skin Cancer Prevention Progress Report. The document is a follow-up data report to the U.S. Surgeon [...]

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Melanoma Reporting

By |2017-02-10T09:49:27-07:00October 28th, 2014|Prevention|

Melanoma skin cancer is the deadliest form of skin cancer.  Many believe that Arizona has similar age adjusted incidence rates to Australia, the world’s highest rate.  But during the middle of the last decade, the Arizona Cancer Registry data showed a puzzling decline in cancer rates. The AZ Melanoma Task Force to look at the [...]

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AZ Cancer Registry Scores Gold

By |2017-02-10T09:51:09-07:00June 4th, 2012|General|

Our Arizona Cancer Registry scored a coveted Gold rating from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) this week for having complete and accurate data suitable for calculating complete and accurate incidence statistics.  We’ve received Silver ratings for the last several years- but this year we got the Gold for our increased its data completeness [...]

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The Texas Sharpshooter

By |2017-02-10T09:51:09-07:00June 1st, 2012|General|

There’s an old tale about a Texas “Sharpshooter” that pulls his pistol out of his holster and shoots at the broad side of a barn pretty much at random without aiming.  Then he goes up to the barn with a paintbrush and draws a circle around the bullet holes and says: “See, I have perfect [...]

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