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

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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: 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. Click here to learn more.

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.

Contact information: Click here to access.