Cancer Registry Events Calendar

All NCRA Events, Education, State Meetings, Partner Events, and more.
E-mail Lauren Martella, Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Manager, to add your event to the calendar; NCRA will list the date(s), location of city if there is an in-person component, and the link to the landing page for the event or registration. Non-profit partner organizations and cancer registry state events are accepted. A link for registration to the event is required: NCRA does not display start and end times on this page but does provide the opportunity to link to information regarding the event which would include further details. If no link can be provided, please include a contact email for inquiries to be directed. 

2026

 

January

Cervical Health Awareness Month

January 20
2026 ODS Exam Prep 7-Part Webinar Series Begins
Webinar I: Casefinding and Solid Tumor Rules

January 22
2026 ODS Exam Prep 7-Part Webinar Series Begins
Webinar II: Abstracting & Coding I

January 27
2026 ODS Exam Prep 7-Part Webinar Series Begins
Webinar III: Abstracting & Coding II

January 29
Deadline: Apply for the Danielle Chufar Memorial Annual Conference Scholarship
2026 ODS Exam Prep 7-Part Webinar Series Begins
Webinar IV: Abstracting & Coding III

January 31
NCRA Awards Nomination Submission Deadline
NCRA Membership Renewal Deadline 
ODS Credential Maintenance Deadline for CE Cycles ending 2025

February

National Cancer Prevention Month
Black History Month

February 3
2026 ODS Exam Prep 7-Part Webinar Series Begins
Webinar V: Follow-Up, Registry Organization and Operations

February 4
World Cancer Day

February 5
2026 ODS Exam Prep 7-Part Webinar Series Begins
Webinar VI: Data Usage, Analysis and Quality Assurance

February 6
2026 ODS Exam Prep 7-Part Webinar Series Begins
Webinar VII: Cancer Program Accreditations

February 11
Winter 2026 Three-Part Webinar Series - Abstracting & Coding Begins
Webinar 1: Understand Prostate Cancer for Accurate Abstracting

February 18
Live Webinar - NCI-SEER Virtual Roundtable: Cancer PathCHART Updates for 2026 Release (Winter 2026)

February 25
Winter 2026 Three-Part Webinar Series - Abstracting & Coding Begins
Webinar 2: Coding Bile Duct Cancer

March

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Kidney Cancer Awareness Month
Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month
Women's History Month 
Ethics Awareness Month

March 4
Winter 2026 Three-Part Webinar Series - Abstracting & Coding Begins
Webinar 3: All About NET Tumors

March 12
Anal Cancer Awareness Day 

March 20
Deadline for Early Bird 2026 Annual Educational Conference Registration Rate
Available to all Registrants: Savings of $100 for NCRA members who register by March 20!

March 21
Anniversary of the First CTR Exam in 1983

April

National Cancer Control Month
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month
Minority Cancer Awareness Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
National Arab American Heritage Month
National Volunteer Month

April 6-10
National Cancer Registrars Week 2026

April 16-22
National Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week

May

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Cancer Research Month
Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Asian Amercian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month

May 5-8
NCRA 2026 Annual Educational Conference 
Louisville, KY

June

Cancer Survivors Month
Caribbean-American Heritage Month
LGBTQ+ Pride Month

June 15-21
National Black Family Cancer Awareness

July

Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
Disability Pride Month 

August

September

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Uterine Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

September 15-30
National Hispanic Heritage Month Begins

October

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Liver Cancer Awareness Month

October 1-15
National Hispanic Heritage Month Continues

November

Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Native American Heritage Month
National Veterans and Military Families Month

November 7
National Cancer Awareness Day

December

December 31
NCRA membership cycle 2026 expires
Deadline to renew January 31, 2026
ODS Credential Maintenance CE cycle ending 2026 expires 
Deadline to submit January 31, 2026