Data Collection of Primary Central Nervous System Tumors - CDC Stacks

This technical training guide is for health professionals who report data on brain and central nervous system tumors (malignant, benign, and borderline). Portions of this guide are based on data collection rules adopted by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries Uniform Data Standards Committee on June 23, 2003. A PowerPoint version of this information is also available at . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published this guide in collaboration with the following partners:

National Cancer Institute

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries

National Coordinating Council for Cancer Surveillance

Brain Tumor Working Group

Suggested Citation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data collection of primary central nervous system tumors. National Program of Cancer Registries Training Materials. Atlanta, Georgia: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.

Acknowledgments

This book is based on a training presentation prepared in part by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) and supported by contract 200-2001-00044 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We thank Shannon Vann, CTR, of the NAACCR, and all of the reviewers who assisted in the preparation of that presentation. Gayle Greer Clutter, RT, CTR, of the CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control oversaw the preparation of this book. Valerie R. Johnson, ABJ, provided editorial assistance; and Reda J. Wilson, MPH, RHIT, CTR, provided valuable feedback on the final drafts. Special technical assistance was provided by Roger E. McLendon, MD, Neuropathologist, Duke University Medical Center. This book was designed by Palladian Partners, Inc., under contract 200-2003-F-01496 for the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Use of trade names, commercial products, and organizations is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the CDC or the DHHS.

CDC National Program of Cancer Registries Planning Committee

Kimberly Cantrell Gayle G. Clutter Faye Floyd Michael Lanzilotta Frances Michaud

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