Reports: Occurrence of Cancer in German (Germany)

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Primary purpose: To provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on cancer incidence, patient care, prevention, early detection, and research needs in Germany, presenting important facts and figures to support further understanding and analysis.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Robert Koch Institut; Das Zentrum für Krebsregister.

Type of information: New cancer cases and number of deaths; Incidence rates; Epidemiological and health care indicators after cancer; Inpatient treatment cancer cases; Treatment cases in prevention and rehabilitation facilities; diagnosis of neoplasms in patients from the hospice and palliative care survey; Relative 5-year survival after cancer diagnosis; Years of life lost to cancer; Knowledge and regular use of the cancer screening tests; Regular utilization of cancer screening tests among beneficiaries; Participation in statutory screening tests. Click here to learn more.

Data level: national level.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more.

Access to 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 dataOwner::Robert Koch Institut dataOwner::Das Zentrum für Krebsregister availableVariable::cancer incidence|New cancer cases availableVariable::number of deaths availableVariable::type of patient|Inpatient treatment availableVariable::medical procedures|Treatment availableVariable::screening|prevention availableVariable::diagnosis availableVariable::palliative care availableVariable::cancer survival|survival availableVariable::potential years of life lost|Years of life lost to cancer 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