GICR E-Learning Series: Full Course on Cancer Registration Now Available
IARC-GICR, on the occasion of World Cancer Day, is pleased to annount the launch of the GICR E-Learning Series on Cancer Registration.
GICR's partners Vital-Strategies - Bloomberg Data for Health Initiative, IACR, the AFCRN, and its GICRNet experts actively collaborated on the creation of this online learning series that provides guidance on all aspects of cancer registry practices – an introduction to cancer surveillance, registry operations, data analysis and dissemination for cancer control impact.
Each module is aligned with the international standards of cancer registration that are recommended by the International Association of Cancer Registries, (the IACR), and training materials developed by the GICR.
A certificate of acknowledgement for the successful completion of a module will be provided under the auspices of the GICR, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, and the International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR). A credential as a Global Certified Cancer Registrar will be issued for the completion of the full 16 modules and for achieving a passing grade on the final quiz within a 12-month period
The modules are currently offered in English, French and Spanish. Visit the IARC GICR Website for full details and access to the online course.
IACR 2025 IZMIR
Save the Dates: November 4-7th, 2025
2025 IACR Scientific Conference
Izmir, Turkiye
As announced at the end of IACR’s 2024 Scientific Conference in Beijing, China, the 2025 IACR Scientific Conference will be held in Izmir, Turkiye: 10-13th Novemer 2025.
Hosted by the Izmir Cancer Registry and the IARC GICR Regional Hub for Cancer Registration.
Important Security Notice: Beware of phishing (email) scams using IACR’s and IACR officers’ identities
We wish to alert our members and colleagues to the important issue of online scams, phishing and other types of cyber attacks using our association’s identity and the names of our officers. These malicious entities are sending emails to solicit funds and donations under false pretenses, claiming to represent IACR or sending the messages on behalf of our Officers (see sample message below).
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IACR does not solicit funds for personal assistance or any individual causes. Any requests for financial contributions that do not come through our official channels on membership, fellowships and conference registration should be treated with caution.
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Please verify the source of any communication that asks for money or personal information. If you receive a suspicious email or message, do not respond or click on any links. Instead, report it to us immediately. Do not hesitate to write us if you are in doubt of the message that you receive from IACR.
Thank you for your attention to this matter and for helping us keep our community safe.
Project E-NNOVATE: Electronic Innovations in Cancer Registration
E-NNOVATE is an ongoing collaborative project to develop the DHIS2-CanReg application linking a cancer registry to electronic medical health records (EMHRs). This tool will improve the way cancer data is collected, enhancing its value and useability.
This application will be free, and open-sourced, and can be easily adopted by any country. In addition, a network of experts are being trained to support new users following its global roll-out, scheduled for December 2023. Coordinated by IARC-Global Initiative for Cancer Registries, the project is currently and successfully being piloted in Rwanda and the IARC-GICR Caribbean Hub for Cancer Registration.
More detaiils in the E-NNovate Project Brochure
Call for Photos and Short Videos
Cancer registry colleagues: share your photos and / or short videos. We would like to feature these on our website. We would be eager to receive photos / images and / or videos of: (a) cancer registries and registrars, (b) short messages from registries, (c) registry activities, (d) older / historical photos, and (e) participation in past IACR events / conferences. Click on this link to or simply send them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
EU General Data Protection Regulation
The European Regulation on the data protection (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018. We take reaffirm you our commitment of transparency and the particular attention that we carry in the protection of your personal data.
We invite you to consult IACR's Privacy Policy here.
Using the IACR Registries Portal
Accurate contact details are essential to ensure good communication with the membership and to have an online presence for the registry.
The registries portal (https://cinportal.iarc.fr) and the IACR website is designed to allow all registries and members to upload and update not only contact details but the registry profiles, descriptions and featured reports and publications. This is one of the benefits of being a member of the Association: webpages and publicly-available information about your registry that could be useful for establishing contacts with other registries, institutions and researchers.
All IACR member-registries have the access and login details. Credentials can also be obtained from the IACR Secretariat.
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