Colorado Central Cancer Registry

The Colorado Central Cancer Registry is the statewide cancer surveillance program of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The program's goal is to reduce death and illness due to cancer by informing citizens and health professionals through statistics and reports on incidence, treatment and survival, and deaths due to cancer.

The Registry is mandated by Colorado law and a regulation (6CCR1009-3) passed by the Colorado Board of Health. It receives financial support from the Colorado State General Fund and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (National Program of Cancer Registries). Information is collected from all Colorado hospitals, pathology labs, outpatient clinics, physicians solely responsible for diagnosis and treatment, and state Vital Statistics. Pertinent data is registered on all malignant tumors, except basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin. All individual patient, physician, and hospital information is confidential as required by Colorado law.

Colorado Central Cancer Registry data are used to:

Educate health professionals and citizens regarding specific cancer risks
Answer public questions about cancer statistics
Help focus cancer control activities in the state
Monitor the occurrence of cancer
Aid in research studies
Monitor the effectiveness of treatment
Help develop health services and screening programs

Registry statistics are used by physicians and other health professionals, hospital administrators and planners, the general public, legislators, government agencies including local and county health departments, epidemiologists, students, researchers, and the news media.

Cancer Statistics and Reports

Related Websites

Cancer Statistics Links

Colorado Health Information Dataset (COHID)
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) - Cancer incidence statistics for about 35 states and all Canadian provinces and cancer mortality for all 50 states and all Canadian provinces.
Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER program at National Cancer Institute) - Cancer incidence and survival statistics for the SEER area which covers about 14% of the U.S. Also has mortality rates for all 50 states.
American Cancer Society (ACS) - Statistics regarding cancer mortality over time, expected cancers by state, and cancer risk factors. Also has much information regarding screening, early detection, treatment, etc.
American College of Surgeons (ACOS) and National Cancer Database(NCDB) - The NCDB is the data management system for hospitals and programs approved by the Commission on Cancer (COC). It is co-sponsored by the American College of Surgeons (ACOS) and the American Cancer Society (ACS). NCDB data helps physicians, cancer registrars and hospital administrators improve the management of care for cancer patients and comparative studies produced from the data serve as both a quality assessment tool and an agent for quality improvement in oncology care.

Other Related Links

National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) - The NCRA promotes research and education in Cancer Registry administration and practice. It establishes standards of education for cancer registrars, disseminates information regarding current activities, research and trends in cancer, aims to improve and standardize cancer registry information and seeks active liaison with professional and governmental organizations which utilize cancer registry data.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) - Includes National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and statistical summaries of cancer burdens by state.

Contact Information

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Prevention Services Division

Colorado Central Cancer Registry

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South

PSD-CR-A5

Denver, CO 80246-1530

Phone: 303-692-2540

Email: cdphe.pscaregistry@state.co.us