The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides financial support under Cooperative Agreement #1 NU58DP007090-04. 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 Examining Unusual Patterns of Chronic Disease and Environmental
- 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
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pancreatic Cancer: An Epidemiologic Analysis Using Arkansas Central Cancer Registry Data – NAACCR 2025
- Quantifying Cancer Burden Attributable to Obesity in Arkansas Poster – NCRA 2025
- Guidelines for Examining Unusual Patterns of Chronic Disease and Environmental
- Cancers with Screening and Associated Risk Factors in Arkansas
- 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
- 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
- Cancer Survivors with COVID-19 2021
- Cervical Cancer in Arkansas 1997-2017
- Cancer in Arkansas 2020
- Hot-spotting Preventable Cancers: Done Right
- Arkansas Cancer Facts & Figures 2024
- 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 2025:
- Monthly Educational Newsletter 2024:
- Quarterly Data Quality Newsletter:
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 72205
Phone: 501-661-2666
[email protected]