STATE OF MARYLAND



STATE OF MARYLAND

DHMH

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

201 W. Preston Street • Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Martin O’Malley, Governor – Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor – John M. Colmers, Secretary

Family Health Administration

Russell W. Moy, M.D., M.P.H., Director – Joan H. Salim, Deputy Director

CCSC HO# 10-08

MEMORANDUM

Date: February 19, 2010

To: Health Officers

CRF and Colorectal Cancer Coordinators

Through: Diane Dwyer, Medical Director

From: Kimberly Stern, Director, Maryland Cancer Registry

Re: Maryland Cancer Registry Health Officer Datasets

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The Maryland Cancer Registry data for diagnosis years 1996—2007 have been prepared for Local Health Officers.

Attached are two documents in one PDF file:

• a letter regarding how each local health department will obtain its datasets of local cancer cases; and

• the data dictionary for the files (45 pages).

If you have questions regarding the data or need training in the use of the data, please contact Jennifer Hayes, Senior Epidemiologist at the Maryland Cancer Registry at 410-767-5459 or jhhayes@dhmh.state.md.us.

cc: Carlessia Hussein, Dr.P.H.

Russell Moy, M.D., M.P.H.

Donna Gugel

Jennifer Hayes

Toll Free 1-877-4MD-DHMH • TTY for Disabled - Maryland Relay Service 1-800-735-2258

Web Site: dhmh.state.md.usWeb Site: dhmh.state.md.us

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