Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

1. How to find us
   1. Baton Rouge
   2. Covington
   3. Hammond
   4. Gonzales
   5. Houma
2. Where to Stay
3. News Room
   1. Media Resource Guide
   2. Privacy and Confidentiality
   3. Press Releases / News Articles / Video Clips
   4. Publications
      1. Perkins Perspective
      2. Annual Report
      3. Cancer Annual Reports
   5. Educational Resources
      1. Breast Cancer Resource Guide
      2. CNYCU
      3. Cancer Screening Guidelines
   6. Speakers Bureau
   7. In the Media
      1. Stories of Hope
      2. Elekta Infinity
   8. The Latest Cancer News
4. Board of Directors
   1. Committees & Member Names
   2. Board Kudos
5. Human Resources
   1. Open Jobs
   2. About Baton Rouge
   3. About Hammond
   4. About Covington
   5. Contacts
6. Volunteer
7. Our History
   1. Timeline since founding
   2. Photo Gallery
   3. Who was Mary Bird Perkins
8. Contact us
9. Mission

Congratulations to the Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR). The LTR has received the First Place Award for the 2008 Coding & Staging Reliability Study - a vital part of the LTR’s quality improvement process. The study is conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program. Studies are designed to test the skills of registry personnel at all NCI cancer registries and to measure consistency in the application of codes and coding rules.

Tumor registries collect data to report newly diagnosed cancer cases, assisting in health care decision making and formation of public policy.

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center houses and operates one of eight regional registries comprising the Louisiana Tumor Registry.