The registry, directed by Charles Lynch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in the UI College of Public Health, earned a Gold Standard award from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries in recognition of its quality, completeness and timeliness of data. P.H., dean of the UI College of Public Health. Since 1973, the State Health Registry of Iowa has worked collaboratively with the Iowa Department of Public Health to collect medical data on every Iowan diagnosed with cancer. In addition to monitoring new cancer cases, the registry also compiles cancer survival and mortality data on all Iowans.
Cancer is a reportable disease under the Iowa Code.
Other components of the registry's mission include promoting and conducting cancer prevention and control studies, responding to requests for population-based cancer data, and providing data and expertise for research and educational needs. In 1999, the registry estimates there will be 13,800 new cancer cases among Iowans. The State Health Registry of Iowa is funded by the NCI and the state of Iowa. State Health Registry of Iowa director Charles Lynch, M.D., Ph.D., confers with Diana Wagner, senior programmer analyst. The registry tracks cancer data, projects cancer rates and monitors cancer trends in the state.