North American Association of Central Cancer Registries

**Semantic type:** Professional or Occupational Group

**Definition:** A professional organization that develops and promotes uniform data standards for cancer registration; provides education and training; certifies population-based registries; aggregates and publishes data from central cancer registries; and promotes the use of cancer surveillance data and systems for cancer control and epidemiologic research, public health programs, and patient care to reduce the burden of cancer in North America.

**Synonyms:** - NAACCR