Biobank: Biobank for individuals with prostate cancer - Biobank for prostate cancer controls (Sweden)

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Type of database: survey, biobank.

Primary purpose: Store the sample collection and data information to study risk factors for prostate cancer.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Lund University.

Type of information: cross-sectional. The participants had to submit a blood sample and answer questions regarding medication use, height, weight, alcohol consumption and smoking habit. Click here to learn more.

Source of information: Prostate cancer patients treated in an oncology clinic in southern Sweden were invited to participate in the study.

Data level: patient level.

Number of records: 1000. Click here to learn more.

Date range: 2007 onwards.

Cancer areas of interest: C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer. Click here to learn more.

Data access: not publicly available. Dataset information and contact to request data: Click here to learn access. Instructions to request data for restricted content: click here to learn more.

Contact information: Click here to learn more.