Resources

Professional Organizations

The following websites are often used by cancer registrars to access current information and resources of the trade.

Abstracting Tools

Many professional organizations provide tools for cancer registrars to effectively abstract cases. Commonly used abstracting tools are as listed below.

AJCC:

AJCC Curriculum for Registrars
NCRA:

Informational Abstracts
NCRA Staging Shorts
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer:

Cancer Program Standards
CA? Forum
FORDS		NPCR:

Cyber Cancer Registry
Cancer Registrars Guide to Collecting Industry & Occupation
NAACCR:

NAACCR Required Fields by Standard Setter
NAACCR Data Dictionary
NAACCR Recommended Abbreviations
NAACCR Webinar Series
SEER:

Collaborative Stage Data Collection System
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasm Coding Manual
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasm Database
Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules
SEER Inquiry System
SEER*Rx Interactive Antineoplastic Drugs Database
SEER Summary Staging Manual-2000 Codes and Coding Instructions
TNM Data Schema List
ICD-O Validation List
SEER Glossary
SEER Manual
Appendix C Site specific Coding Modules
Appendix D Race and Nationality Descriptions
Historical Manuals
New Jersey State Cancer Registry:

State Law
Program Manual
Follow Up Report
Quarterly Quality & Completeness Report FAQs
Reportable List

Recruitment Toolkit

The Recruitment Toolkit includes slide presentations and brochures, developed by the ORANJ Recruitment and Retention Committee, that NJ registrars can use to attract and increase the number of cancer registrars working in the state. 

Cancer Registry Profession Brochure

2004 Cancer Registry Salary Survey

Presentation on the Cancer Registry Profession

Presentation on the Cancer Registry Profession (2)

Cancer Registry Career Handout

The National Cancer Registrars Association also provides additional information on how to become a cancer registrar and provides the most recent analysis of the salary for cancer registrars.