Cancer survival is a key indicator of the effectiveness of cancer services and is a measure of prognosis that can reflect the prospects of clinical cure.
However, survival studies remain sparse in many transitioning countries, due in large part to the absence of complete or accurate national mortality information systems.
Thus, to ensure the continued development of cancer survival statistics for benchmarking purposes in transitioning countries and to support registries in developing their own capacity to collect and analyse such data, IARC is launching the SURVCAN-3 project.
The publication resulting from the SURVCAN-3 project will be the third volume of the landmark series benchmarking cancer survival in countries in transition in Africa, the Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. The project maintains the same principles as the first two volumes and represents a partnership with the International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) and the IARC Regional Hubs.
The SURVCAN-3 project has been approved by the IARC Ethics Committee.
OBJECTIVES:
The key objectives of the SURVCAN-3 project are:
1. To ensure the continued development of cancer survival statistics for benchmarking purposes in transitioning countries
2. To support registries in developing their own capacity to collect and analyse survival data
CALL FOR DATA:
PREVIOUS VOLUMES:
CONTACT
For any comments or queries about the SURVCAN project and website, please contact the IARC SURVCAN team at survival@iarc.fr.
