Abstracting and Coding Updates
The MACR follows the Center for Disease Control’s National Program for Cancer Registries standards (NPCR).
Statewide and national reporting requirements often change. To help hospital and facility reporters keep up with these changes, the MACR publishes the MCRe-minder Newsletter. These newsletters provide updates on abstracting and coding procedures for hospital and facility reporters. These updates are shared with oncology data specialists via email and serve as a regular resource for information.
Find the most current updates and past issues as well.
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Open PDF file, 436.86 KB, The MCRe-minder – May 2025 - Coding Updates for 2025 (English, PDF 436.86 KB)
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Open PDF file, 399.74 KB, The MCRe-minder – March 2025 - Breast Scope RLN (English, PDF 399.74 KB)
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Open PDF file, 107.36 KB, Massachusetts Cancer Registry - January 2025 - General Updates (English, PDF 107.36 KB)
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Open PDF file, 536.89 KB, The MCRe-minder – January 2025 - Coding Clarifications (English, PDF 536.89 KB)
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Open PDF file, 484.53 KB, The MCRe-minder – October 2024 - Coding GYN (English, PDF 484.53 KB)
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Open PDF file, 418.91 KB, The MCRe-minder – August 2024 - Melanoma 2023+ (English, PDF 418.91 KB)
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Open PDF file, 336.82 KB, The MCRe-minder – June 2024 - Coding Updates for 2024 (English, PDF 336.82 KB)
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Open PDF file, 232.76 KB, The MCRe-minder – May 2024 - Manuals (English, PDF 232.76 KB)
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Open PDF file, 304.62 KB, The MCRe-minder – April 2024 - Text Guidelines (English, PDF 304.62 KB)
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Open PDF file, 368.54 KB, The MCRe-minder – February 2024 - Coding Reminders for 2023 (English, PDF 368.54 KB)
Abstracting and Coding Support
Contact the MACR operations team for specific questions related to reporting. The team will answer questions on quality assurance, death clearance, data acquisition, out-of-state data exchange, and general operations.
Resources and Training
The MACR provides an updated list of resources and training websites for Oncology Data Specialists.