Illinois State Cancer Registry receives highest award for excellence
in cancer data collection
Illinois
receives gold certification for 15th year
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[June 11, 2013]
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois
Department of Public Health Director LaMar Hasbrouck announced last
week that the Illinois State Cancer Registry has received gold
certification this year from the North American Association of
Central Cancer Registries for its 2010 data. This marks the 15th
consecutive year Illinois has received this honor. Only those
registries meeting the highest standards are awarded gold
certification.
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"Illinois State Cancer Registry data allows us to understand the
cancer burden and trend in our state and to target our prevention
and control efforts," said Dr. Hasbrouck. "I would like to thank and
congratulate the cancer registrars from hospitals throughout the
state and Illinois State Cancer Registry staff for their
contributions toward achieving gold certification." The North
American Association of Central Cancer Registries annually reviews
all state cancer registries in North America for their performance
in collecting complete, accurate and timely cancer data.
The Illinois State Cancer Registry, maintained by the Illinois
Department of Public Health, is the only source for population-based
cancer incidence for the state. The information collected by the
registry is important for cancer surveillance and research efforts
both statewide and nationally. The registry provides information
about population-based cancer incidence, cancer by site numbers,
morbidity and mortality data, and statistics broken down into cancer
type, sex, race, age and geographical area.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 of
4 deaths in the United States is attributable to cancer. Cancer is
the second-most common cause of death in Illinois and the United
States and the leading cause of death for Illinois citizens age
45-64. Cancer affects all racial and ethnic groups and kills more
Illinoisans annually than AIDS, injuries and homicides combined. It
is projected that more than 67,180 people in Illinois will be
diagnosed with cancer this year and more than 25,450 people with
cancer will die from the disease.
To access information from the Illinois State Cancer Registry,
visit
http://www.idph.state.il.us/cancer/index.htm.
[Text from
Illinois
Department of Public Health file received from
the
Illinois Office of
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