Section 29Sec./Art. 29

Hospital-Based Cancer Registry. - Every hospital, including clinics, shall have its own cancer registry. The registry must record the personal identification of cancer patients, cancer type, treatment received and its results and other data that the DOH may prescribe. The regional offices of the DOH shall ensure that all hospitals within their respective jurisdiction have cancer registry. The information shall be treated with utmost confidentiality and shall not be released to third parties, in accordance with Republic Act No. 10173 or the "Data Privacy Act of 2012". Submission of the cancer registry data to the DOH shall be a" requirement for the renewal of a license to operate of a hospital.