Draft recommendation on CNS tumours - consultation to the registries
The ENCR working group on Central Nervous System (CNS) tumours has completed its work and proposes a new set of recommendations that are now in the consultation phase to the registries. … more
Public health data analyst vacancy at the EC Joint Research Centre
A position is open for an epidemiologist with experience in information technology to provide scientific and technical support to the European Cancer Information System and support/ collaborate with the ENCR. The current vacancy is with the Disease Prevention Unit of the Directorate for Health and… more
Vacancies at the Joint Research Centre
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission is hiring: Two Project Officers in Geel (Belgium) that want to contribute to equitable cancer screening and care in the EU. Deadline to apply: 11 March. More info + application: Quality assurance activities on cancer… more
Major Opportunity for all European Cancer Registries: Direct Grant to support quality improvement
This year, in 2024, the European Commission is launching a so-call Direct Grant to Member State Authorities (DG) with special focus on cancer registration and the European Cancer Information System (ECIS). Under the EU4Health programme, the Commission is reserving 13 million euros to co-finance a… more
Update of the Quality Checks Software QCS 2.1.2
A new update of the Quality Check Software Kit is available for download. Version 2.1.2 of the JRC-ENCR Quality Check Software, includes software upgrades and the revision of the data quality checklist, based on: JRC Technical report 2023: A… more
ENCR training on updates in the ICD-O-3.2 2021- presentation available
The online course was organised as a collaboration between the EC Joint Research Centre and the ENCR Steering Committee.
IACR virtual annual conference: 12-14 October 2021
The International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) launched the 2021 Virtual Scientific Conference. Save these dates: 12-14 October 2021. More information is available here
ENCR events 2021 - virtual
Given the current uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, all the ENCR events during 2021 will be organised as virtual events. Several trainings will be delivered during the first half of the year while the Scientific Conference will be organised during the second half of the year. More… more
2020 IACR Scientific Conference: Cancelled
Summer School on Modern Methods in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Italy: 31 May-13 June 2020
School offers introductory and advanced courses in medical statistics and epidemiology, and their application to clinical and etiology research and public health. It is meant to provide researchers, physicians, and health professionals with insight into available analytical tools for planning… more