EHR: THIN Database (European Union)

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Type of Database: electronic health records

Primary purpose: To provide precise, ethical, and actionable anonymized longitudinal health data for research and medical progress, supporting a range of stakeholders including researchers, healthcare practitioners, and pharmaceutical companies. Click here to learn more.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Cegedim Health Data.

Type of information: longitudinal. The database includes groups of variables such as patient interaction data, diagnosis information, prescription and treatment data, medical actions and examinations, patient medical history, measurement and biological data, social and demographic information, reimbursement and pharmaceutical data, allergy and sensitivity records, and consolidated health attributes. Click here to learn more.

Data level: patient level.

Number of Records: 69 million.

Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more.

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the PDF format. Instructions to request data for restricted content were not found.

Contact information: Click here to access.

Mouth Throat Oropharynx Nasopharynx Hypopharynx Larynx Salivary glands Lips Tonsils base of tongue Voice box Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine Colon Rectum Anus Liver Gallbladder Bile ducts Pancreas Lung Trachea Bronchi Pleura Mediastinum Bone Cartilage Osteosarcoma Ewings sarcoma Skin Melanoma Scalp Lips Hands Feet Muscle Fat Tendon Ligament Blood vessels Connective tissue Sarcoma Angiosarcoma Liposarcoma Lobular Breast Nipple Areola Ductal Vulva Vagina Cervix Uterus Ovary Fallopian tubes Endometrium Prostate Testicles Penis Kidney Ureter Bladder Urethra Eye Brain Spinal cord Thyroid gland Parathyroid Adrenal glands Pituitary gland Pancreas Thymus gland Peritoneum Pericardium Retroperitoneum Mesothelium Blood Bone marrow Lymph nodes Spleen Leukemia databaseType::electronic health records dataOwner::Cegedim Health Data databaseStructure::longitudinal hasVariable::diagnosis hasVariable::medical procedures|treatment data hasVariable::check-up examinations|examinations hasVariable::region|demographic information hasVariable::healthcare costs|reimbursement dataLevel::patient level hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types dataAvailability::partially publicly available hasDownloadableData::PDF isDatabase hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms 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