Joint Summer School on CANCER REGISTRATION: Principles and Methods, 11/13 July 2022
Background
Population-based cancer registration is a basic element of cancer control, making
possible the rational use of resources as well as the identification of areas in need of
research. Within the framework of the Global Initiative for Cancer Registry
Development (GICR), the International Agency for Research on Cancer together with
the Korean National Cancer Center (NCC) and its Graduate School of Cancer Science
and Policy (GSCSP) are pleased to announce another edition of the IARC – NCC
summer school on cancer registration. Faculty will be compromised of staff from IARC,
NCC and GSCSP.
Due to continued COVID related travel restrictions, the training will be
offered entirely as a virtual online course.
Aim
The course will focus on the fundamentals of planning and developing populationbased cancer registries. Upon completion, it is intended that participants will be able
to:
- Describe the principles of population-based cancer registration and the primary uses of cancer registry data
- Identify the key sources of information for a cancer registry
- Apply methods of case-finding, data abstraction, coding, classification and quality control
- Explain how cancer registry data are used in descriptive epidemiology
- Make use of available IARC online databases in the Global Cancer Observatory
- Access networks of support through the GICR and the Korean NCC
Target Participants
The course is intended for health professionals working in cancer registration. The
course targets up to 30 participants from South, South-East and East Asia. Priority is
given to applicants from low- and middle-income countries who are involved
in the process of establishing or strengthening a population-based cancer
registry. All participants must be fluent in English, the working language of the
course.
Application Process
Interested professionals are invited to submit their application through the online form
or using the IARC Education and Training Website.
There is no registration fee for the course.
The application deadline is 17 June 2022.