Report: WHO Cancer Country Profile (European Union)

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Primary purpose: To provide a concise overview of the cancer burden, risk factors, and healthcare system capacity related to cancer.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: World Health Organisation (WHO).

Type of information: age, sex, level of urbanisation, alcohol consumption, smoking habit, diagnosis, primary tumour localization, cancer incidence, cancer survival, screening, number of hospital facilities, number of medical staff, healthcare costs, medication use, number of deaths, causes of death, potential years of life lost, palliative care, year.

Data level: national level.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types.

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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 dataOwner::World Health Organisation (WHO) availableVariable::age availableVariable::sex availableVariable::level of urbanisation availableVariable::alcohol consumption availableVariable::smoking habit availableVariable::diagnosis availableVariable::primary tumour localization availableVariable::cancer incidence availableVariable::cancer survival availableVariable::screening availableVariable::number of hospital facilities availableVariable::number of medical staff availableVariable::healthcare costs availableVariable::medication use availableVariable::number of deaths availableVariable::causes of death availableVariable::potential years of life lost availableVariable::palliative care availableVariable::year dataLevel::national level hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types isReport 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