The current situation of cancer registration in China was systematically reviewed. So far, cancer registrationin China has been making a great progress in the following aspects: the number of cancer registries and coveredpopulation have increased dramatically; a registration network has been established and completed gradually;regulations and rules improved remarkably; more attention is being paid by every level of government; a lotof registration software has been created and financial support ensured. However, we are still facing someproblems and challenges, such as no stable groups of registrars, shortage of training opportunities, poor dataquality, insufficient utilization and lack of multidisciplinary mechanisms, so that the cancer registration systemstill needs to be enhanced and improved. Along with the development of economy, science and informationtechnology, methods and patterns of cancer registration is changing. It is to be expected that cancer registrationwill be automatic, nationwide and integrated with community healthcare in the near future.
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