The Joint Research Centre (JRC) has just published a call for expression of interest to join the Working Group of the European Commission Initiative on Prostate Cancer (EC-PrC).The EC-PrC is being established by the JRC in… more
The CancerWatch Joint Action is conducting a Europe-wide survey on population-based cancer registry practices. The survey has been developed in collaboration with the European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR) and the Joint Research Centre.The survey will produce an updated, comparable… more
In anticipation of the new ECIS data call, the technical report detailing the data quality checks for validating the ECIS database has been published. The rules have been updated according to the revised ECIS protocol, and include new checks for follow-up and staging variables. The updated data… more
The ENCR and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), has published a new report: the "Position paper of the Survival in ECIS Working Group". This document outlines updated… more
The ENCR working group on Multiple Primary Tumours has completed its work and proposes a new set of recommendations that are now in the consultation phase to the registries. Please consider the applicability of the proposed guidelines in your cancer registry and provide comments to the working… more
Insights from the European Cancer Information SystemWe invite you to join this #EUHPP Live Webinar co-organised with European Commission Joint Research Centre.
A live webinar is being organised for the launch of the Country Health Profiles and Synthesis Report 2025. This release, part of the State of Health in the EU cycle, represents a collaborative effort between the European Commission, OECD, and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
European cancer registries are invited to follow an information webinar designed to guide registries wishing to participate in the ECIS data call for the upcoming annual update. Practical advice is given on data submission requirements, procedures, and technical support.The information webinar took… more
We are pleased to inform you that the Call for Abstracts is now open for the 50th GRELL Scientific Conference, which will take place 13–15 May 2026 in Dijon, France.This special anniversary edition will bring together the cancer registry and research community for a two-day scientific conference,… more
Date & Time: April 28, 2025 - 17:00-18:00, CETSpeakers: Ioanna Drympeta (CERTH), legal informatics expert in IDEA4RC
The short course Cancer Survival: Principles, Methods and Applications is focused on the estimation and real-world applications of… more
The "ENCR Recommendations on Recording and reporting of urothelial tumours of the urinary tract” was recently endorsed. In a webinar the new recommendation will be explained and there will be the possibility to ask questions about the recommendation.
Date and time: 19 April 2023, 10:00-12:00… more
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In the past months the ENCR recommendations on the coding of the incidence date and the basis of diagnosis were updated. In a webinar the new rules… more
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Although most cancer cases are still pathologically confirmed novel techniques including cytogenetics and molecular diagnostics are increasingly… more
Built on the success of its previous editions, this international course is part of the 3rd Corsican Summer School on Modern Methods in Biostatistics and Epidemiology: Statistical methods and recent advances in statistical methods for excess risk analysis. This course will focus on:
(i) the main… more
The two half-day virtual workshop on software applications and AI tools for cancer registries will present best practices in European CR’s, project presentations and discussion.18 October 2024Software, Applications, and IT Tools for Data Collection and Quality Assurance in Cancer Registries25… more
About the Communication WorkshopCancer registries play a crucial role in collecting and analysing cancer data. Clear and effective communication is essential to convey this information to various stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, healthcare professionals, and the public.This… more
The ENCR workshop took place as a side event to the ENCR-IACR Scientific Conference in Granada, Spain.
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ENCR Workshop on IT tools and novel AI approaches for cancer registration, 13th November 2023
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Mats Lambe,… more
Availability of treatment data and their level of detail vary substantially between Population Based Cancer Registries. The aim of the ENCR workshop was to present and discuss the recommendations for the collection and recording of treatment variables, compiled by the European Working Group on… more
We are pleased to inform you that the Call for Abstracts is now open for the 50th GRELL Scientific Conference, which will take place 13–15 May 2026 in Dijon, France.This special anniversary edition will bring together the cancer registry and research community for a two-day scientific conference,… more
The joint scientific meeting of the ENCR and the GRELL (Group for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration in Latin Language Countries) will take place between 27-30 May 2025 in Porto, Portugal, and will bring together cancer registry professionals, researchers, and experts from Europe and GRELL… more
GRELL announces the next 48th Group for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration in Latin Language Countries Annual Meeting, on 15-17 May 2024, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The meeting will be mainly in-person, but virtual participation is possible.
It includes a workshop on data linkage and screening… more
The ENCR Scientific conference 2023 was organized in partnership with the International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) and the Andalusian School of Public Health (EASP), in Granada, Spain. Watch a video or… more
The International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) launched the 2022 Virtual Scientific Conference.
Save these dates: 8-10 November 2022.
More information is available here.