Database: Cancer Incidence in Five Continents (European Union)

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Type of Database: registry

Primary purpose: Serves as a comprehensive resource for cancer researchers by compiling essential data on incident cancers from high-quality registries worldwide.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

Type of information: longitudinal. cancer incidence; region; sex; age; diagnosis; risk of cancer and year. Description of the data is included with the download of both summarized and complete datasets. It is possible to see the type of information collected in the "Registration techniques" section of each volume click here to learn more.

Source of information: Registries from each included country. Click here to learn more.

Data level: national level.

Date range: Each volume has a specific range. The oldest available volume is Volume V from 1987 and the latest is from 2021.

Number of records: unknown.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.

Access to information: publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the formats PDF; CSV and TXT. Click here to learn more.

Contact information: Click here to learn more.