Cancer is a reportable disease. Comprehensive and timely cancer data are essential for evaluating progress for cancer prevention and control. Incidence, mortality, and survival rates and staging data help identify populations at greater risk for developing or dying from cancer. Current cancer incidence, staging, and mortality data make it possible to review the burden of cancer in the state, set priorities, and begin cancer control planning. In addition to gathering date for short, intermediate, and long-term evaluation of the goals and objectives in this plan, specific efforts are focused on improving access to cancer-related data. Access to accurate, timely, and user-friendly data allows Hoosiers to make informed decisions regarding their health.

Goal: Increase the quantity, quality, and availability of complete and timely cancer related data.

Objectives:

• (Developmental) By 2014, increase awareness of relevant data among Indiana Cancer Consortium (ICC) members. Potential data source: ICC Annual Membership Satisfaction Survey
• (Developmental) By 2014, increasd use of relevant data among ICC members. Potential data source: ICC Annual Membership Satisfaction Survey
• By 2014, increase electronic submission of reportable data to the state cancer registry from 91 percent to 93 percent as measured by the State Cancer Registry
• (Developmental) By 2014, increase utilization of state cancer registry data among ICC members. Potential data sources: Indiana State Cancer Registry, ICC Annual Membership Satisfaction Survey
• (Developmental) By 2014, increase utilization of Indiana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data among ICC members. Potential data sources: Indiana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, ICC Annual Membership Satisfaction Survey
• By 2014, increase the Indiana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 4,900 (2008) to a minimum of 6,000 per year as measured by the Indiana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• (Developemental) By 2014, increase electronic submission of reportable data to the National Cancer Data Base. Potential data source: National Cancer Data Base
• (Developmental) By 2014, increase utilization of National Cancer Data Base data from baseline to target as measured by the National Cancer Data Base. Potential data source: National Cancer Data Base.