Don’t Be Afraid of STORE! Tips for Managing Data Collection Changes
In a previous blog post, I shared some tips for getting started with the STORE manual (STandards for Oncology Registry Entry). This post will focus on the data collection changes that are part of STORE. As we know, some of the changes were expected; others have taken...
Cancer Registrars – Don’t Be Afraid of STORE!
Data collections standards changed as of January 1, 2018. Unfortunately, the manual to go along with those changes – STandards for Oncology Registry Entry (STORE) – was released much later in the year. At 506 pages long, it can seem quite daunting, but please, do not...
Now Available, the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Eighth Edition eBook
The American Joint Committee on Cancer’s Eighth Edition of the Cancer Staging Manual is now available—and in electronic format! The news was announced via NCRA’s Newsletter on September 20, 2018 and is posted on the AJCC website. You can also join discussions about...
Plan, Plan, Plan: How to Prepare for Oncology Data Collection Changes
If you are in a hospital cancer registry, you should be in the throes of planning for the 2018 data collection changes required for abstracting cancer diagnoses as of January 1, 2018. Yes, I am writing about planning for something that is supposed to have already happened.