History
The Utah Cancer Registry is a population-based, central cancer registry that has served the State of Utah for over 35 years. Cancer was first designated as a reportable disease in Utah in 1948. However, systematic cancer surveillance was not conducted in the state until 1966.
That year, Charles Smart, M.D., a prominent surgeon from LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, founded the Registry under the auspices of the Regional Medical Program. In 1973, the Utah Cancer Registry became one of the original members of the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program and has continuously participated in the SEER program since that time.
Cancer as a Reportable Disease
Cancer is presently designated as a reportable disease in the State of Utah (Cancer Reporting Rule, R384-100). As such, all cases of cancer diagnosed or treated in the state must be reported to the Utah Department of Health. Through a letter of agreement between the Utah Department of Health and the University of Utah, the Utah Cancer Registry is designated as the official repository for such data.
Utah Cancer Registry staff members and cancer registrars at local health care facilities identify cases of cancer through routine and systematic review of pathology reports, medical records, hospital discharge lists, and vital records. Cancer surveillance in Utah is conducted in accordance with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) SEER Program and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR).
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