Cancer Registry Service manages an information system designed for the collection, analysis and reporting of cancer-related data on Baptist and Gulf Breeze Hospital patients. The staff, which consist of two Certified Cancer Registrars, prepares an abstract on each patient from the patients medical record. Each patient is then followed for life to help assure that Baptist Hospital and Gulf Breeze cancer patients receive the follow-up care they need.

This year we participated in the National Cancer Data Base annual call for data which consisted of reporting cancer information for all analytic cases as a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Cancer Society.

Cancer is a reportable disease in the state of Florida; therefore, all analytic and non-analytic cancer cases are reported to the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) as required by the Florida Department of Health. The type of data collected and reported includes demographics, diagnostic findings, cell type, stage of disease at diagnosis and treatment information.

Baptist Hospitals Cancer Registry Service strives to maintain a 90 percent or higher follow-up rate. With the help of physicians, other cancer registries and cancer treatment centers in the area, our patients are followed annually.

The Cancer Registry Service staff keeps abreast of new trends in cancer diagnosis and treatment by attending didactic cancer conferences as well as local and regional training programs. The staff hold membership in the National Cancer Registrars Association and the Florida Cancer Registrars Association.