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
Prevalence estimates 2020 published
A new study published today in the Lancet Oncology presents the cancer prevalence estimates for 2020, by country, in Europe. This new set of data, hosted in the… more
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
Training on Principles and Practice of Cancer Registration, Ljubljana, Slovenia: 20-22 November 2019
The training was organised by the JRC, ENCR, IARC and the Slovenian Cancer Registry. JRC and ENCR were responsible for the training on 21-22 Nov, the agenda is available here.
LSHTM course on the principles, methods and applications of cancer survival with population-based data, London, 1-5 July 2019
IACR / NAACCR Combined Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 9-13 June 2019
The IACR (International Association of Cancer Registries) and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) organise a combined conference of NAACCR and IACR. The conference will take place 9–13 June  2019, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Registration is now open… more
ENCR-JRC Training on Cancer Registry Data Coding – Ispra, 5-6 June 2019
JRC and ENCR organised on 5-6 June 2019 a training on Cancer Registry Data Coding at the JRC, Ispra, Italy. The agenda is available here.