Sunday, September 15, 2013

Day 4 (Sep.12): Fact Sheet on the Hawai'i Tumor Registry

  • Program Name: University of Hawai’i Cancer Center – Tumor Registry
  • Located at 1236 Lauhala Street, Ste. 508 Honolulu, HI 96813
  • Who is included in the registry?
    • All reportable neoplasms in the catchment area (in some cases this includes benign tumors because some lead to mortality despite non-malignancy)
  • Operating budget:
    • $1.3 million
  • Funding Source:
    • National Cancer Institute (NCI) - Surveillance Epidemiology and End Result (SEER) program
  • Services:
    •  ID, collect, and maintain cases that come across Hawai’i (some may or may not be resident in Hawai’i)
    • Tissue Repository for collected neoplasm cases
    • Interstate collaborative efforts across registries
  • Information sources:



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