Unpacking the Science: How NPCR is Working to Get Cancer Data Faster

Sandy Jones, a CDC public health advisor, tells the story of her son Noah’s cancer diagnosis. Sandy also talks about how the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) is working to increase the speed of cancer data reporting to help children with cancer get the support they need as soon as possible. 

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-Text graphic in center of screen stating "Why is your work personal to you?"
-Image of Sandy's son Noah in a graduation photo. 
-Image of Noah at his senior prom wearing a cancer headscarf.
-Image of Sandy and Noah at Noah's graduation. 
-Text graphic in center of screen stating "Why is your work important for others?"
-Text graphic in center of screen stating "About 15,000 children younger than 20 are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States."
-Image of Sandy and Noah smiling together. 
-Footage of two researchers reviewing data on a computer. 
-Image of Noah sitting on stairs smiling.
-Text graphic in center of screen stating "What is your CDC work in childhood cancer?"
-Footage of three researchers in a lab looking at a computer. 
-Text graphic in center of screen stating "National Program of Cancer Registries National Oncology Rapid Ascertainment Hub NPCR-NOAH"
-Text graphic in center of screen stating "How does this project affect the public?"
-Footage of a childhood cancer patient smiling while receiving chemotherapy with a doctor nearby.
-Text graphic in center of screen stating "Why do you wear the pendant to work every day?"
-Text graphic in center of screen stating "We use technology to turn complex ideas into easy-to-understand and actionable ones. Over the past decade, CDC has worked with individual laboratories to implement standardized electronic reporting, so that we can get closer to near real-time cancer reporting. The faster we receive data, the faster we can connect people to the care and support they may need."