Colorado Central Cancer Registry

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)

The cancer registry was established to educate health professionals, policymakers and citizens regarding specific cancer risks, to answer public questions about cancer statistics, to help focus cancer control activities in the state, to monitor the occurrence of cancer, to aid in research studies, to monitor the effectiveness of treatment, and to help develop health services and screening programs.

A case is defined as a newly diagnosed cancer in a Colorado resident, except non-melanoma skin cancers and carcinoma in situ of the cervix. Cases are reported by Colorado hospital tumor registries, pathology labs, Colorado physicians, death certificates, and surrounding states that diagnose or treat Colorado cancer patients.

All ages

County, region, state, national

December 2007

Yes, requests may be directed to 303-692-2540 or to cdphe.pscaregistry@state.co.us. Online analysis can be done through the Colorado Health Information Data Set (CoHID), an interactive Web-based system that provides health and demongraphic data from a variety of data sets, including cancer registry information.

Summary statistics and reports are available at the county level.

Yes, research requests on identifiable information must be reviewed by department staff. For a data request form or more information, please contact cdphe.pscaregistry@state.co.us.

Cancer In Colorado, 1995-2005: Incidence and mortality by county with annual statewide incidence and mortality rates and counts by cancer site, sex, and race/ethnicity.
Cancer in Colorado, 1998-2003: Incidence, mortality, and survival.
Ratios of Cancer Incidence in Ten Areas Around Rocky Flats: Colorado Compared to the Remainder of Metropolitan Denver, 1980-89 with Update for Selected Areas, 1990-1995.