Database: European Cancer Information System (ECIS) (European Union)

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Type of Database: registry

Primary purpose: To provide accurate and comparable data on cancer, including incidence, prevalence, survival, and mortality statistics, in order to monitor and assess the cancer burden, support health policy interventions, and facilitate cancer epidemiological research across Europe.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: European Commission.

Type of information: longitudinal. cancer incidence estimates; Mortality estimates; Incidence and mortality historical data; Childhood incidence historical data; cancer survival estimates. Click here to learn more.

Source of Information: The sources vary by the European population-based cancer registries participating in the corresponding projects/studies. Click here to learn more.

Data level: european level and national level.

Number of Records: unknown.

Date range: 1953 onwards.

Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. The cancer types can be checked by clicking on the chosen data, click here to learn more.

Data access: publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the formats PDF; PNG and JPEG.

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::registry dataOwner::European Commission databaseStructure::longitudinal availableVariable::cancer incidence availableVariable::number of deaths|Mortality availableVariable::cancer survival dataLevel::european level dataLevel::national level numberRecords::unknown dataStart::1953 dataEnd::onwards dataAvailability::publicly available hasDownloadableData::PDF hasDownloadableData::PNG hasDownloadableData::JPEG isDatabase hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types 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