What organization compiles data for Cancer in North America?

• A. NAACCR
• B. American Cancer Registry Association
• C. World Health Organization
• D. National Cancer Institute

Answer: (A)

NAACCR stands for the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. It brings together cancer registries from the United States and Canada and coordinates the collection, standardization, and quality control of registry data. This harmonization lets researchers track cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, survival, and trends across North America by combining data from multiple registries in a consistent way.

The World Health Organization handles global cancer data and estimates, not the primary North American data compilation. The National Cancer Institute runs U.S.-focused programs like SEER and produces U.S. statistics, but it’s NAACCR that standardizes and harmonizes data across North American registries. The American Cancer Registry Association isn’t the recognized body responsible for this national/regional data compilation.