NCRP ICMR

I want to get the details of National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) so can you provide me?

The National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) was commenced by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) with a network of cancer registries across the country in December 1981.

The main objectives of this Programme were

To generate reliable data on the magnitude and patterns of cancer

Undertake epidemiological studies based on results of registry data

Help in designing, planning, monitoring and evaluation of cancer control activities under the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP)

Develop training programmes in cancer registration and epidemiology.

The NCRP is a long term activity of the ICMR and the office of the NCRP is located in Bangalore. It is assisted by a Steering Committee and a Monitoring Committee that meets periodically to oversee and guide its functioning.

Cancer registration in India is active and staff of all registries visit hospitals, pathology laboratories and all other sources of registration of cancer cases on a routine basis.

Death certificates are also scrutinized from the municipal corporation units and information collected on all cases where cancer is mentioned on the death certificates.
Data quality and completeness of coverage is a prime requisite for good cancer registration. This is ensured to the best possible extent by the NCRP.

Over the years, the staff from registries and the NCRP have benefited from both short term and long term training fellowships in established institutions in developed countries.

This has helped the working of the cancer registries and also to evolve epidemiological studies.

Data from the NCRP registries is regularly published in succeeding volumes of Cancer Incidence in Five Continents published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer - the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Contact-

National Cancer Registry Programme
(Indian Council of Medical Research)
II Floor of Nirmal Bhawan, ICMR Complex,
Poojanahalli Road, Off NH-7,
Adjacent to Trumpet Flyover of BIAL,
Kannamangala Post,
Bangalore - 562 110.
India.

Tel: 91 80 28467643
Fax: 91 80 28467644
Mobile: 91 9449067643 (Administration)
91 9449033748 (Technical)
Email: ncrpblr@canceratlasindia.org

ncrp@ncrpindia.org

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