The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides financial support under Cooperative Agreement #1 NU58DP007090-01-00. The contents of the Arkansas Central Cancer Registry website are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or US Department of Health and Human Services.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death behind heart disease in Arkansas. The most frequently diagnosed cancers in the state include lung, colorectal, breast cancer among women, and prostate cancer among men. Due to the increasing burden, it will be important for the Arkansas Central Cancer Registry to collect cancer information for surveillance, to conduct cancer investigations, to assist initiatives for early detection and prevention, and to supply data for research and policy endeavors.
Since 1996, through funding from the National Program of Cancer Registry (NPCR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the ACCR has been collecting population-based cancer incidence data among residents in Arkansas. The ACCR collects high quality and complete data, and has been consistently certified as Registry of Distinction by NPCR and a gold-standard registry designated by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR).
- Arkansas Cancer Registry Query System.
- Arkansas Cancer Registry data available using SEER*Stat. This public-use data set for researchers is available from the National Program for Cancer Registries (NPCR) at the CDC. Please see the data dictionary for more information.
- Cancer incidence rates in Arkansas.
Frequently Asked Questions
Downloads
- Application for Cancer Registry Surveillance Data (Request Form)
- Guidelines for Investigating Clusters of Chronic Diseases
- Rules Pertaining to the Arkansas Cancer Registry
- Cancer Registries Amendment Act
- Arkansas Board of Health Statewide Cancer Registry Act
Reporters and Physicians
- Resources for Reporters
- Cancer Reporting Tool (WebPlus)
Publications
- Lung Cancer Burden in the Natural State
- Colorectal Cancer in Arkansas: An Updated Epidemiological Review of Incidence
- 2023 NPCR Arkansas Success Story: Cancer Registry Management Training
- Cancer Spotlight: 2020 Arkansas Red Counties
- Cervical Cancer Presentation 2023
- Obesity Attributable Cancers – NAACCR 2023
- 2022 NPCR Arkansas Success Story: Dissemination of Registry’s Cervical Cancer Data
- Cervical Cancer in Arkansas 1997-2018
- 2021 NPCR AR Success Story: Understanding how COVID-19 is Affecting People with Cancer in AR
- HPV-Associated Cancers in Arkansas 2021
- Cancer Survivors with COVID-19 2021
- Cervical Cancer in Arkansas 1997-2017
- Cancer in Arkansas 2020
- Thyroid Cancer Trends in Arkansas 2018
- Hot-spotting Preventable Cancers: Done Right
- Arkansas Cancer Facts & Figures 2023
- Arkansas Cancer Facts & Figures 2017
- Arkansas Cancer Facts Report 1996-1998
- Arkansas Cancer Facts Report 1997-2005
- Arkansas Cancer Facts Report 1997-2008
ACCR Newsletters
- Monthly Educational Newsletter 2024: September | August | July | June | May | April | March
- Quarterly Data Quality Newsletter 2024: Summer | Spring
We acknowledge the National Program of Cancer Registries at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for its support of the Arkansas Central Cancer Registry under the cooperative agreement awarded to Arkansas.
Contact Information
Cancer Registry
4815 W. Markham Street, Slot 7
Little Rock, AR 7220
Phone: 501-661-2960
adh.accr@arkansas.gov
