The past several years have been marked by substantial growth in pediatric cancer data and collection across the world. In the United States, multiple projects and standard setters have laid a foundation for the growth of this data, and the need for an overview and explanation of a few of the programs directly relevant to cancer registrars has become apparent. This article will discuss 3 initiatives that highlight many of the efforts and intricacies involved with the collection of pediatric cancer data in the cancer registry world: the National Childhood Cancer Registry, the Toronto Pediatric Cancer Stage Guidelines, and the Pediatric Site-Specific Data Items Work Group.
Keywords: National Childhood Cancer Registry (NCCR); Pediatric Site-Specific Data Items (SSDI) Work Group; cancer registry; data collection; pediatric cancer data.
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