Welcome to the NDCR Website!

This website contains information about the North Dakota Cancer Registry, as well as statistics on cancer in North Dakota.

 

Internet URL

http://www.health.state.nd.us/cancerregistry

 

Telephone

701.328.2333

 

FAX

701.328.2036

 

Mailing address

600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 301
Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200

 

Electronic mail

Coordinator: Marlys Knell 
Webmaster: Corey Bergrud

The North Dakota Cancer Registry is funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Program of Cancer Registries. 

Every day in North Dakota, an average of eight people are diagnosed with cancer and three people die from cancer.

Cancer is second only to heart disease as a leading cause of death among the state's residents.

The five most frequent cancers in North Dakota are:
     1. Prostate
     2. Breast
     3. Colorectal
     4. Lung
     5. Bladder

The National Institutes of Health estimates the nation’s overall annual costs for cancer at $107 billion.