In 1969, the Michigan Cancer Foundation’s cancer registry began recording every incidence of cancer in southeastern Michigan. It grew into one of the nationﾒs largest population-based cancer registries.

With the cooperation of 70 area hospitals and 8,000 physicians, Michigan Cancer Foundation’s cancer registry begins recording every incidence of cancer in southeastern Michigan. Today, with vital statistics on more than 400,000 cancer patients, it is one of the nation’s largest population-based cancer registries.