The European Cancer Information System (ECIS) has been updated with more recent and standardised cancer data from over 125 registries across 32 European countries.The new figures enable improved comparison of cancer trends between countries and over time, supporting more effective cancer policy,… more
A new publication in the International Journal of Medical Informatics Advancing cancer data collection: ICD-11 implementation in European oncology and cancer registries presents the first recommendations for implementing ICD-11 in oncology.Experts emphasize that the effective adoption of this… more
The BENCHISTA project, a collaboration between cancer registries and clinicians, has published a new paper, applying the Toronto Childhood Cancer Stage Guidelines to assess geographical variation in tumour stage at diagnosis for six childhood solid tumours.International benchmarking of stage at… more
The ENCR is establishing a working group regarding the use of AI in Cancer Registries (CRs). With a broad scope, the working group will not only including the use/implementation of Machine Learning for research, but touching upon the legal framework around AI, the use of Large Language Models for… more
The ENCR Steering Committee endorsed the new recommendation on Treatment Data Recording (phase I), published on 27 January 2025, concluding the work initiated by the Working group.See Recommendation
Dates: October 20-23, 2025Location: Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThe International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) is pleased to announce that abstract submissions for the SIOP 2025 Congress are now open. Researchers are invited to submit their abstracts for the event in Amsterdam and to propose… more
IDEA4RC Webinar seriesDate & Time: March 26, 2025 17:00-18:00, CET
The registration is open to attend the joint scientific meeting of the ENCR and the GRELL (Group for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration in Latin Language Countries).
Date & Time: April 28, 2025 - 17:00-18:00, CETSpeakers: Ioanna Drympeta (CERTH), legal informatics expert in IDEA4RC
The short course Cancer Survival: Principles, Methods and Applications is focused on the estimation and real-world applications of… more
The "ENCR Recommendations on Recording and reporting of urothelial tumours of the urinary tract” was recently endorsed. In a webinar the new recommendation will be explained and there will be the possibility to ask questions about the recommendation.
Date and time: 19 April 2023, 10:00-12:00… more
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In the past months the ENCR recommendations on the coding of the incidence date and the basis of diagnosis were updated. In a webinar the new rules… more
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Although most cancer cases are still pathologically confirmed novel techniques including cytogenetics and molecular diagnostics are increasingly… more
Built on the success of its previous editions, this international course is part of the 3rd Corsican Summer School on Modern Methods in Biostatistics and Epidemiology: Statistical methods and recent advances in statistical methods for excess risk analysis. This course will focus on:
(i) the main… more
The two half-day virtual workshop on software applications and AI tools for cancer registries will present best practices in European CR’s, project presentations and discussion.18 October 2024Software, Applications, and IT Tools for Data Collection and Quality Assurance in Cancer Registries25… more
About the Communication WorkshopCancer registries play a crucial role in collecting and analysing cancer data. Clear and effective communication is essential to convey this information to various stakeholders, including policymakers, researchers, healthcare professionals, and the public.This… more
The ENCR workshop took place as a side event to the ENCR-IACR Scientific Conference in Granada, Spain.
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ENCR Workshop on IT tools and novel AI approaches for cancer registration, 13th November 2023
Introduction to the workshop
Mats Lambe,… more
Availability of treatment data and their level of detail vary substantially between Population Based Cancer Registries. The aim of the ENCR workshop was to present and discuss the recommendations for the collection and recording of treatment variables, compiled by the European Working Group on… more
The registration is open to attend the joint scientific meeting of the ENCR and the GRELL (Group for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration in Latin Language Countries). The GRELL-ENCR scientific meeting will take place between 27-30 May 2025 in Porto, Portugal (workshops organised on 27 May),… more
GRELL announces the next 48th Group for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration in Latin Language Countries Annual Meeting, on 15-17 May 2024, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The meeting will be mainly in-person, but virtual participation is possible.
It includes a workshop on data linkage and screening… more
The ENCR Scientific conference 2023 was organized in partnership with the International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) and the Andalusian School of Public Health (EASP), in Granada, Spain. Watch a video or… more
The International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) launched the 2022 Virtual Scientific Conference.
Save these dates: 8-10 November 2022.
More information is available here.
Conference bookletScientific contributionsPoster awardsThe ENCR Scientific Meeting is a bi-annual event bringing together cancer registries in Europe. It provides the opportunity for all European cancer registries… more