What is the Mississippi Cancer Registry?
The Mississippi Cancer Registry (MCR) is a population-based registry that collects information on cancer cases in Mississippi. In 1993, the Mississippi Legislature passed a law (Mississippi Code 41-91) mandating the collection of these data. Under the authorizing legislation, clinical laboratories, hospitals, physician’s offices, cancer treatment centers, and other health care providers are required to report diagnostic and treatment information on cancer cases they diagnose or treat to the Mississippi Cancer Registry. The law stresses the confidential nature of data released to the MCR.
