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Hawaii Tumor Registry
Faculty Director:
Marc Goodman, Ph.D.
Project Director: Brenda Hernandez,
Ph.D.
The Hawaii Tumor Registry (HTR) maintains a database of information on all cases of cancer diagnosed in the State of Hawaii. It provides complete cancer reporting for the entire state and serves as a resource for nearly all epidemiologic cancer research and cancer control activities in Hawaii. In its years of operation, HTR has been a major source of cancer data and information, locally, nationally and internationally. HTR was established in 1960 by the Hawaii Medical Association (HMA), the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) and the Hawaii Pacific Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS). Presently, HTR is jointly operated by the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii and DOH. Since 1973, HTR has received its primary financial support from the National Cancer Institute through its Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (NCI/SEER) Program, with additional funding from a DOH fee-for-service contract.
The HTR database contains more Native Hawaiians cases than any other registry nationwide. It also contains sizable numbers of Caucasian, Chinese, Filipino and Japanese cases, as well as smaller numbers of other ethnic groups (Korean, Samoan, etc.). This racially diverse database has been invaluable in demonstrating ethnic variations in cancer incidence and survival. Its use by hospitals and physicians who are interested in cancer statistics and by CRCH research staff has resulted in numerous projects and publications in national professional journals. As one of the 18 NCI/SEER regions nationwide, HTR provides detailed information on more than 5,700 new Hawaii cases of cancer each year, while also collecting annual follow-up data on all diagnosed Hawaii patients until their death. Currently, the HTR database contains more than 132,000 cases diagnosed 1960-1999.
Hawai`i Cancer Facts & Figures 2003-2004 is a 56 page booklet describing the burden of cancer in Hawaii. The publication provides an overview of cancer, a discussion of the impact of gender and age and racial/ethnic disparities in cancer, and an analysis of six major cancer sites by race/ethnicity.
Hawai`i Cancer Facts & Figures 2003-2004 also provides a review of cancer prevention and early detection issues and a special section on resources available through the three organizations who partnered to produce the publication: the American Cancer Society, Hawai`i Pacific Inc., the Hawai`i Tumor Registry of the Cancer Research Center of Hawai`i, and the Hawai`i Department of Health.
Hawai`i Cancer Facts & Figures 2003-2004 is designed to assist health care organizations, health professionals, community groups, and others who are working to reduce the cancer burden throughout Hawaii. It may also be of interest to policy-makers, advocates, news organizations who seek detailed, easy-to-read information about the burden of cancer in Hawai`i. It can serve as a useful tool in planning and implementing collaborative, comprehensive cancer control programs.
For more information visit the Hawaii Tumor Registry home page at http://www.aloha.net/~htr/.