Database: KRN Cancer Registry (Poland)

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Type of Database: registry.

Primary purpose: Provide information on cancer epidemiology for the purposes of research and policymaking.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Krajowy Rejestru Nowotworów.

Type of information: longitudinal. Data dictionary was not found. cancer incidence; Mortality; cancer prevalence; Predictions; cancer survival; Population; year; Voivodeship; age; Age group; District; ICD10; region; sex. Click here to learn more.

Available type of information: cancer incidence; Mortality; cancer prevalence; Predictions; cancer survival; Population; year; Voivodeship; age; Age group; District; ICD10; region; sex; Cancer sites Click here to learn more.

Source of Information: Information is collected on the basis of malignancy notification cards (form MZ/N-1a). Cancer mortality is based on death registries offered by the Główny Urząd Statystyczny.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: regional level and national level.

Number of Records: unknown.

Date Range: Unknown.

Available date range: 1999 onwards.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types; D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread. Click here to learn more. Full list of cancer types:

Cancer Areas of Interest: KRN Cancer Registry.

Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the CSV format. Instructions to request data for restricted content Click here to access.

Contact information: Click here to access.