Northern Ireland Cancer Registry

The Northern Ireland Cancer Registry (NICR) is run under agreement between the Public Health Agency and Queen's University of Belfast .

The Registry is part of the Centre for Public Health (CPH) in the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University of Belfast.

The Registry has collaborative working links with the National Cancer Registry of Ireland , all other UK Registries, European Cancer Registries and the National Cancer Institute USA . The Registry's work is supported by a Steering Group and Council.

The purpose of the NICR is to:- 

  • Collect, analyse and confidentially store accurate, timely and comprehensive data on cancer.
  • Uphold patient and carer confidentiality.
  • Promote, facilitate and undertake research into cancer causes, prevention, treatments and outcomes.
  • Facilitate planning of cancer services for prevention, diagnosis, cure and care.
  • Undertake and assist audits of cancer treatments, services and outcomes, and recommend improvements in cancer services where appropriate.
  • Provide appropriate information on cancer for ad hoc queries.
  • Promote professional and public awareness about cancer.
  • Publish scientific reports and papers relating to cancer.
  • Link nationally and internationally to promote cancer registration and increase understanding and control of cancer.
  • Monitor the Registry’s activities and programmes to ensure the provision of high quality data on cancer.

NICR publications are available at https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/Publications/

Peer reviewed publications broken down by year are available at https://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/Publications/peer-reviewed-publications/

Northern Ireland Cancer Registry
Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences
Queen's University Belfast
Mulhouse Building
Grosvenor Road
Belfast
BT12 6BJ

Tel: +(44)28 9063 2573
Fax: +(44)28 9024 8017
Email: nicr@qub.ac.uk

For more information go to: www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/nicr/