The Punjab Cancer Registry was set up in February 2005 to determine the population level cancer statistics in the region. Initially, attempts were made to collect information on cancer patients from all over the province of the Punjab. However, effective July 1, 2008, the Registry started collecting data on cancers diagnosed and treated among the residents of the Lahore district. In 2014, the Registry expanded to four other districts of the Punjab including Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Kasur, and Nankana Sahib. In 2016, the Registry included Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sialkot and Narowal districts. In 2018, the Registry included Okara, Gujrat, Jhelum, Rawalpindi/Islamabad districts. Subsequently, Multan, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Chiniot, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur, Wazirabad, Murree, Taunsa, Layyah, Kot Addu, Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur districts were added and the plan is to include other districts in due course of time. At present, the Registry has around 54 members in over 30 participating institutions. The Central Office of the Registry is located within the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan. The Registry is sponsored by the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust.