Cancer Registry Practice Test

NPCR stands for National Program of Cancer Registries. This is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program that funds and supports state, territorial, and District of Columbia cancer registries to collect standardized, population-based data on cancer incidence. The information gathered helps track cancer burden, supports public health planning and prevention efforts, and provides a solid data foundation for research. NPCR data are often used together with data from the SEER program (run by the National Cancer Institute) to build a fuller picture of national cancer statistics. The other proposed names are not official expansions of NPCR.