News & Events

Take a look at the recent publication by our partner, the CDC National Program of Cancer Registries' (NPCR).  Find updated US Cancer Statistics here.  Congratulations to CDC-NPCR for this comprehensive report and for their public health service.

Seventy-five organizations from around the world have endorsed the new Brain Tumor Patients’ Charter of Rights, a document intended to help initiate positive change in the care of people diagnosed with brain and central nervous system tumors. The Charter provides a framework for the reduction of inequalities in care and the achievement of policy objectives aimed at improving healthcare systems and communications. It can also be used by individual patients to underpin particular aspects of their care. Ultimately, the goal of The Brain Tumor Patients’ Charter of Rights is to achieve the best possible health and quality of life for…

The recent virtual conference held by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) included posters submitted by CBTRUS’ Gino Cioffi, MPH, and Nirav Patil, MBBS, MPH. The conference focused on surveillance as a keystone of progress in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Cioffi’s poster:  Ependymoma, NOS and anaplastic ependymoma incidence and survival in the US – 2000-2016 can be found here. Nirav Patil’s poster: The Epidemiology of Gliomas Near Brainstem in Children and Adolescents in the US - can also be found here. Both posters can also be found on NAACCR's site here.