Northern Ireland Cancer Registry
The Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR) is run under agreement between the Public Health Agency and Queen's University of Belfast .
The Registry is part of the Centre for Public Health (CPH) in the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University of Belfast.
The Registry has collaborative working links with the National Cancer Registry of Ireland , all other UK Registries, European Cancer Registries and the National Cancer Institute USA . The Registry's work is supported by a Steering Group and Council.
The purpose of the NICR is to:-
- Collect, analyse and confidentially store accurate, timely and comprehensive data on cancer.
- Uphold patient and carer confidentiality.
- Promote, facilitate and undertake research into cancer causes, prevention, treatments and outcomes.
- Facilitate planning of cancer services for prevention, diagnosis, cure and care.
- Undertake and assist audits of cancer treatments, services and outcomes, and recommend improvements in cancer services where appropriate.
- Provide appropriate information on cancer for ad hoc queries.
- Promote professional and public awareness about cancer.
- Publish scientific reports and papers relating to cancer.
- Link nationally and internationally to promote cancer registration and increase understanding and control of cancer.
- Monitor the Registry’s activities and programmes to ensure the provision of high quality data on cancer.
NICR publications are available at https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/Publications/
Peer reviewed publications broken down by year are available at https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/Publications/peer-reviewed-publications/
Northern Ireland Cancer Registry
Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences
Queen's University Belfast
Mulhouse Building
Grosvenor Road
Belfast
BT12 6BJ
Tel: +(44)28 9063 2573
Fax: +(44)28 9024 8017
Email: nicr@qub.ac.uk
For more information go to: www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/