The Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development

Library and Resources

Access educational materials and resources related to the Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development (GICR)

General Guidelines

Cancer Registration: Principles and Methods [http://publications.iarc.fr/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Scientific-Publications/Cancer-Registration-Principles-And-Methods-1991](http://publications.iarc.fr/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Scientific-Publications/Cancer-Registration-Principles-And-Methods-1991)
Planning and developing population-based cancer registration [http://publications.iarc.fr/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Technical-Publications/Planning-And-Developing-Population-Based-Cancer-Registration-In-Low--And-Middle-Income-Settings-2014](http://publications.iarc.fr/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Technical-Publications/Planning-And-Developing-Population-Based-Cancer-Registration-In-Low--And-Middle-Income-Settings-2014)
Evaluation of data quality in the cancer registry. Part I: comparability, validity and timeliness [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19117750](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19117750)
Evaluation of data quality in the cancer registry. Part II: Completeness [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19128954](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19128954)
Manual for Cancer Registry Personnel [http://publications.iarc.fr/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Technical-Publications/Manual-For-Cancer-Registry-Personnel-1995](http://publications.iarc.fr/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Technical-Publications/Manual-For-Cancer-Registry-Personnel-1995)
Pathology of Tumours for Cancer Registry Personnel [http://www.iacr.com.fr/images/doc/PathologyManualApr08.pdf](http://www.iacr.com.fr/images/doc/PathologyManualApr08.pdf)
Cancer Surveillance Framework [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28472440](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28472440)
Guidelines on Confidentiality for Population-Based Cancer Registration [http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/Confidentiality IACR-IARC (Tech Rep 2004-3).pdf](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/Confidentiality IACR-IARC (Tech Rep 2004-3).pdf)

Procedures in a cancer registry

Standard Procedure Manual (AFCRN) [http://www.afcrn.org/index.php/resources2/53-standard-procedure-manual/131-sop](http://www.afcrn.org/index.php/resources2/53-standard-procedure-manual/131-sop)

Coding

ICD--O Third edition [ICD-O-3 & ICD-O-3.2 TABLES](http://www.iacr.com.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=100&Itemid=577)
International Rules for Primary Multiple Cancers (ICD-O Third Edition) [http://www.iacr.com.fr/images/doc/MPrules_july2004.pdf](http://www.iacr.com.fr/images/doc/MPrules_july2004.pdf)
 International Classification of  Childhood Cancers ICCC, 3rd edition. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15712273](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15712273)

Staging

UICC TNM Educational material [https://www.uicc.org/new-tnm-e-learning-modules](https://www.uicc.org/new-tnm-e-learning-modules)
Essential TNM User's guide (English) [http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/Annex%20_Essential%20TNM%20Users%20Guide_22012019_Final.pdf ](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/Annex%20_Essential%20TNM%20Users%20Guide_22012019_Final.pdf)
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30712797](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30712797)
Essential TNM User's guide (Spanish) / TNM Esencial - Guía del Usuario [http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/Essential_TNM_Users Guide_SPA_22022019.pdf ](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/Essential_TNM_Users Guide_SPA_22022019.pdf)
Essential TNM User's guide (Portuguese) / TNM Essencial - Manual do Usuário [http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/TNM Essencial Manual do Usuario_PORT.pdf ](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/TNM Essencial Manual do Usuario_PORT.pdf)
CanStaging, the Cancer Staging Tool [http://nicancerstaging.qub.ac.uk/ ](http://nicancerstaging.qub.ac.uk/)
Pediatric Cancer Staging (Consensus guidelines for use by population cancer registries for staging childhood cancers (the Toronto Childhood Cancer Stage Guidelines) [https://cancerqld.blob.core.windows.net/content/docs/childhood-cancer-staging-for-population-registries.pdf ](https://cancerqld.blob.core.windows.net/content/docs/childhood-cancer-staging-for-population-registries.pdf)
[https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(15)00539-2/fulltext](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(15)00539-2/fulltext)

Software

CanReg5 [http://www.iacr.com.fr/CanReg5](http://www.iacr.com.fr/CanReg5)
CanReg5 Webinars - English Webinar 1: Overview [Presentation (download)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar1/Webinar1.mp4), [Presentation (online)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar1/Webinar1.html), [Q&As](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20120329-CanRegWebinar1_Q&A.pdf), [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20120329-CanRegWebinar1_Slides.pdf)
Webinar 2: Installation and Setup [Presentation (download)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar2/Webinar2.mp4), [Presentation (online)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar2/Webinar2.html), [Q&As](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20120330-CanRegWebinar2_Q&A.pdf), [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20120329-CanRegWebinar2_Slides.pdf)
Webinar 3: Migrating data from CanReg4 [Presentation (download)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar3/webinar3-take2.mp4), [Presentation (online)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar3/webinar3.html), [Q&As](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20120627-CanRegWebinar3_Q&A.pdf), [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20120620-CanRegWebinar3_Slides.pdf)
Webinar 4: Data Entry [Presentation (download)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar4/webinar4.mp4), [Presentation (online)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar4/webinar4.html), [Q&As](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20121008-CanRegWebinar4_Q&A.pdf), [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20121008-CanRegWebinar4_Slides.pdf)
Webinar 5: Data Analysis [Presentation (download)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar5/webinar5.mp4), [Presentation (online)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar5/webinar5.html), [Q&As](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20121113-CanRegWebinar5_Q&A.pdf), [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20121113-CanRegWebinar5_Slides.pdf)
Webinar 6: Customization and Management [Presentation (download)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar6/webinar6.mp4), [Presentation (online)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/presentations/canreg/webinar6/webinar6.html), [Q&As](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20130110-CanRegWebinar6_Q&A.pdf), [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20130110-CanRegWebinar6_Slides.pdf)
CanReg5 Webinars - Spanish Webinar Sesión 1: CanReg5 y Registros de Cáncer [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20140516-WEBINAR1CR5PRESENTACIONLLFINAL.pdf), [Video](https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2014-05-06.1245.M.CC1C8868E52EF7759418F65D476245.vcr&sid=1110)
Webinar Sesión 2: Instalación y configuración [Ejercicios](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20140516-ExercisesWebinar.docx), [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20140516-CanReg5-webinarII-LL.pdf), [Video](https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2014-05-07.0531.M.CC1C8868E52EF7759418F65D476245.vcr&sid=1110)
Webinar Sesión 3: Migración de datos desde CanReg 4 [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20140721-WebinarIII-CanReg5-esp.pdf), [Video](https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2014-07-16.0727.M.CC1C8868E52EF7759418F65D476245.vcr&sid=1110)
Webinar Sesión 4: Entrada de datos [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20140915-CanRegWebinar4Esp.pdf)
Webinar Sesión 6: Personalización y Gestión [Slides (pdf)](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20141110-Webinar6.pdf)
CanReg5 Manual Manual in English [Download](http://www.iacr.com.fr/CanReg5/CanReg5-Instructions.pdf)
Manual in Spanish [Download](http://gicr.iarc.fr/public/docs/20140516-Manual-CanReg5-Spanish.docx)
Check and conversion Program The publication of the third edition of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O-3) (WHO, 2000) required the preparation of new programs to convert and to validate data collected by cancer registries ([ click here to read more ](http://www.iacr.com.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72:iarccrgtools&catid=68&Itemid=445)). [Download the latest version of IARCcrgTools.zip (December 2018) ~ 1 MB](http://www.iacr.com.fr/files/IARCcrgToolsSetup213.zip)

Publications - GICR

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Cancer Surveillance - Izmir Hub [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29413483](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29413483)
Cancer Surveillance - Latin America Hub [http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/33832](http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/33832)
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30241165](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30241165)

Publications - Descriptive Epidemiology

Publications - Descriptive Epidemiology See IACR website [http://www.iacr.com.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90&Itemid=566](http://www.iacr.com.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90&Itemid=566)