National Program of Cancer Registries

**Definition:** A unit of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that supports the collection of high-quality data on cancer occurrence (including the type, extent, and location of the cancer), the type of initial treatment, and outcomes.

**Tree numbers:** - I01.409.418.750.600.650.200.760 - N03.540.348.500.500.600.650.225.760

**Synonyms:** - National Program of Cancer Registries, U.S. - CDC-NPCR - United States National Program of Cancer Registries - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Program of Cancer Registries - NPCR