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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.
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::The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
databaseStructure::longitudinal
availableVariable::cancer incidence
availableVariable::region
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::diagnosis
availableVariable::risk of cancer
availableVariable::year
dataLevel::national level
dataStart::1987
dataEnd::2021
numberRecords::unknown
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::publicly available
hasDownloadableData::PDF
hasDownloadableData::CSV
hasDownloadableData::TXT
