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A cancer registry is an information bank developed for collation, management and interpretation of data pertaining to persons diagnosed with malignant or neoplastic disease. Three primary types of cancer registries include hospital registries, state registries and special cancer registries. Cancer registries gather, store and assess the data from cancer patients. They serve as an information bank for cancer research and offer information to aid public health officials and agencies. For instance, physicians access this data to gain more information and understand the cancer better prior to diagnosis . Cancer registries utilize coding applications and manuals to collate and abstract their ...