# Jordan Cancer Registry and Cancer Prevention Department, Ministry of Health

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## TL;DR

Jordan's national cancer registry and the Ministry of Health department for cancer prevention. They count cancer cases nationally and work on early detection, screening, tobacco control and palliative care.

## Summary

In its UICC directory entry (updated February 2026) the Ministry of Health describes its Cancer Prevention Department and the national Jordan Cancer Registry as working under the ministry, with national cancer registration as the prime function, alongside prevention and control: early detection and screening, risk factors such as smoking and its cessation, education, training and palliative care. The entry says the department covers all aspects of a national cancer control programme but that no such programme has been endorsed by the ministry. The ministry's website did not answer. The coordinates are an approximate Amman city point.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: Jordan Cancer Registry; Ministry of Health Jordan, Cancer Prevention Department
- City: Amman, JO
- Type: government

## Sources

- UICC member directory: Ministry of Health Jordan, Cancer Prevention Department and Jordan Cancer Registry: https://www.uicc.org/membership/ministry-health-jordan-cancer-prevention-department-and-jordan-cancer-registry

## Connected records

- technologies: [Cancer registries and population surveillance](https://onco.cc/technologies/cancer-registries-surveillance/)
- institutions: [Al-Bashir Hospital, Amman](https://onco.cc/institutions/al-bashir-hospital/), [Jordan Cancer Society](https://onco.cc/institutions/jordan-cancer-society/), [King Hussein Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/khcc/), [Royal Medical Services, Jordan](https://onco.cc/institutions/jordan-royal-medical-services/)

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