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Cayman Islands Cancer Registry: Be counted!

Supporting the Cayman Islands Registry is a contribution everyone in the community can make by encouraging a family member, or friend, or neighbours with cancer to give their details to the registry.

Everyone can help!

The information contained in the registry is based on the global standard set by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, known as IARC – an organisation that sets the guidelines for international registries.

The Cayman Islands Cancer Registry database and software used to collate the information is an IARC database, which has been in place since January. The data The Cayman islands Cancer Society collect will be able to be compared with other countries, other Caribbean nations, on a worldwide scale.

Anyone wishing to give their cancer-related information to the registry can contact the Cancer Society on 949-7618 or email [email protected] or get in touch with Ms Milena Conolly the Cancer Registrar) on 244-2560 or email [email protected].

The Cayman Islands Cancer Society website is: www.cics.ky

You can download forms at this website by adding /registry.php

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