The Louisiana Tumor Registry adds a new data visualization tool to their website. Registry spokesperson Lauren Maniscalco says it is a new resource for everyone in Louisiana to better understand the burden of cancer.
“People can go on here and really understand the cancer incidents rates as well as well as the mortality and death rates in their specific parish,” says Maniscalco.
Maniscalco says the tool is very interactive in breaking down data on the types of cancer, parish by parish. She adds having the tool may lead to targeting areas for awareness of specific cancers.
“If they see in their parish or in their region, that colorectal cancer is really high, there’s something that we can do about that. We can promote colonoscopies, promote screening,” says Maniscalco.
Maniscalco says the tool has been in development for about a year and will see continued advancements. “It’s been a very long road, it seems but we’re extremely excited about the final product and we’re going to continue to update it and improve it and add additional features,” says Maniscalco.
For more information go to https://sph.lsuhsc.edu/louisiana-tumor-registry/
