The European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR) held an online workshop on the ENCR recommendations on recording recurrence, progression and transformation (RPT) episodes on 23 October 2026.
The workshop presented the ENCR recommendations and findings from the CancerWatch survey on current recording practices. Speakers from the Netherlands and Belgium shared their experiences and challenges in collecting RPT data, followed by practical exercises on applying the recommendations.
Workshop recording
Programme and presentations
| Session | Speaker | Presentation |
| Introduction | Anna Gavin | Introduction [PDF] |
| CancerWatch survey results on RPT | Vesna Zadnik, Slovenian Cancer Registry | Survey results on RPT [PDF] |
| Presentation of the ENCR recommendations | Otto Visser, IKNL | Recurrence-and-progression [PDF] |
| Current practices, experiences and challenges: the Netherlands | Otto Visser, IKNL | Experience-recording-recurrence-and-progression-NL [PDF] |
| Current practices, experiences and challenges: Belgium | Freija Verdoodt, Belgian Cancer Registry | Experience-recording-recurrence-and-progression-BE [PDF] |
| Practical exercises | Maciej Trojanowski, Greater Poland Cancer Registry, ENCR Steering Committee | Practical-execises [PDF] |