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Recalibrating the NAACCR Hispanic Identification Algorithm (NHIA)
Central cancer registries in the United States used a birthplace and surname algorithm to improve the identification of Hispanic patients. This poster describes the implications of switching from a sample-based surname list developed in the 1990s to a population-based surname list derived from the 2010 census. We found that it will have a negligible impact on Hispanic cancer rates.