Database: Cancer Incidence in Portugal (Portugal)

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Primary purpose: Inform about cancer statistics regarding all regions of Portugal.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: National Cancer Registry (RON).

Type of information: Number of new cancer cases; Age; Sex; Tumour site; Place of residence; Cancer incidence rates per 100,000 persons; Mortality; Tumour type; Patient name; Date of birth; Address; Diagnosis; Tumour; Treatment fields; Diagnosis dates; Basis of diagnosis; Primary location; Histologic type; Behavior; Stage; Treatment start date; Treatment sequence; Patient vital status; Date of death and cause of death. Click here to learn more.

Source of information: Data from public and private health institutions in Portugal.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: regional level.

Number of records: unknown.

Date range: 2001 - 2019.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more. Cancer Areas of Interest: Cancer Incidence in Portugal.

Data access: partially publicly available. Reports with regional data can be accessed through the RON publications section on the National Cancer Registry website, click here to access. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.

Contact information: Click here to access. dataOwner::National Cancer Registry (RON) dataLevel::patient level availableDataLevel::regional level numberRecords::unknown dataStart::2001 dataEnd::2019 hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms dataAvailability::partially publicly available hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://ron.min-saude.pt/media/2198/ron_comissao_formulario_v2.pdf click here to access isDatabase hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature hasCancerType::unknown