Memorial Hospital's Cancer Registry collects and analyzes data on patients who are diagnosed and treated with cancer at Memorial Hospital. This data base provides our physicians with information on the types of cancer occurring in the Michiana area, the treatment given, and the patient outcome. This allows our medical staff to assess the effectiveness of treatment by comparison with State and National data.

More than 1,000 new patients are entered into the Registry each year. The most frequent cancer diagnoses are breast, lung, prostate, colorectal, GYN, head-neck, lymphomas, and urinary system. For example, in 2000 a total of 1,040 cases were entered, with new patient distribution as follows:

Breast cancer - 166
Lung - 142
Prostate - 74
Colorectal - 103
Head-Neck - 28
Lymphomas - 30
Urinary System - 58

The Registry staff also coordinate weekly tumor boards and cancer forums, where physicians and allied health professionals provide consultation on individual patient treatment.

Memorial Hospital's Cancer Registry is maintained by a staff of three, including two Certified Cancer Registrars (CTR). Registrar training includes medical terminology, anatomy, disease processes, coding and abstracting medical data, statistical analysis and reporting of data. Training also addresses medical-legal issues, since confidentiality of patient information is strictly observed.

Cancer Registry Data - 2000
Most Frequent Sites - Female
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Cancer Registry Data - 2000
Most Frequent Sites - Male
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2008 Outcome Analysis Study, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

If you would like further information on the Memorial Hospital Cancer Registry, please contact us at (574) 647-7135.