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Cancer Registry REPORT

A cancer registry is a system designed to collect information about the occurrence of cancer , the types of cancers that occur and their locations within the body , the extent of cancer at the time of diagnosis , and the kinds of treatments that patients receive .
We are a hospital-based cancer registry responsible for ensuring that our doctors , nurses and researchers have the best quality data to work with when evaluating patient care and response to treatment . This data is also used to identify community and nationwide trends as well as opportunities for continued quality improvements in caring for our cancer patients at Renown Health .
Cancer is a reportable disease and the hospital registrars known as Certified Tumor Registrars ( CTR ) are charged with keeping the hospital compliant with federally and state mandated reporting requirements . Their role also includes monitoring strict adherence to patient confidentiality laws and tracking the progress of our cancer programs . Renown Cancer Registry currently has two full-time CTRs and one followup clerk .
During 2015 , Renown Cancer Registry recorded 2,139 reportable cancer cases and of that number , 1,757 patients ( 82 percent ) were analytical cases that were initially diagnosed and / or received their first treatment at Renown Institute for Cancer .
TOP TEN SITES BY GENDER
Males Prostate Gland – 166 ( 17 %)
Bronchus & Lung – 116 ( 12 %) Colon & Rectum – 81 ( 9 %) Urinary Bladder – 76 ( 8 %) Kidney & Renal Pelvis – 43 ( 5 %) Melanoma of the Skin – 43 ( 5 %)
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – 42 ( 4 %) Leukemia – 39 ( 4 %)
Oral Cavity & Pharynx – 37 ( 4 %) Pancreas – 29 ( 3 %)
All Other Sites – 279 ( 30 %)
Female Breast – 378 ( 32 %)
Bronchus & Lung – 113 ( 10 %) Colon & Rectum – 69 ( 6 %) Uterine Corpus – 63 ( 5 %) Thyroid – 49 ( 4 %) Pancreas – 41 ( 3 %)
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – 39 ( 3 %) Ovary – 35 ( 3 %)
Cervix Uteri – 32 ( 3 %) Leukemia – 31 ( 3 %)
All Other Sites – 338 ( 29 %)
Genitourinary cancers , prostate , bladder and kidney , were all in the men ’ s top five newly diagnosed cancer cases at Renown . Lung and colon / rectal cancers make up the other top five cancers .
Nearly 68 percent of the people diagnosed in 2015 at Renown were women . Breast cancer was not only the top newly diagnosed cancer for women , but also the number one cancer diagnosis – 32 percent , at Renown Health in 2015 . Combined , gynecologic cancers ( uterine , ovarian and cervix ) were the second leading diagnosis for women at Renown . Lung , colon / rectal and uterine cancers make up the other top five cancers .
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