Cancer Registry

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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2011 Department Priorities Spotlight – Public Health Preparedness

By |2017-02-10T09:52:00-07:00January 4th, 2011|Newborn Screening, Preparedness|

Medical Marijuana will be implemented in April, 2011.  The coordination of tasks to ensure smooth and efficient implementation is a huge goal for 2011 and cuts across Bureau lines, involving many distinct portions of not only Public Health Preparedness but the Agency as a whole. Emergency Medical Services Within the Bureau of Emergency Services and [...]

New High-Tech Interactive Arizona Cancer Registry Website

By |2017-02-10T09:52:02-07:00December 1st, 2010|Preparedness|

Our Arizona Cancer Center has developed a highly interactive new website using state-of-the-art GIS technology.  This nifty new website lets the public and researchers access cancer data by communities (Community Health Analysis Areas).  It allows easy access to age adjusted incidence rates and counts for 13 cancers that have public health implications.  The website visualizes [...]

Arizona Cancer Registry

By |2017-02-10T09:52:19-07:00May 5th, 2010|General, Preparedness|

The ADHS Arizona Cancer Registry is a population-based surveillance system that collects, manages and analyzes information on the incidence, survival and mortality of persons having been diagnosed with cancer. We began collecting cancer case information in 1981.  The Registry has data available describing cancer in Arizona using a variety of descriptors, including site of origin, age, [...]

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