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Type of database: registry.
Primary purpose: Collects and processes newly diagnosed cancer cases in Denmark. Click here to learn more.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: The Danish Health Data Authority.
Type of information: longitudinal. diagnosis; region; place of residence; tumour histology; tumour staging; sex; year.
Data Dictionary - The Danish Cancer Register Denmark.
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Available type of information: cancer incidence (prevalence, number of tumours per 100,000 citizens, age-standardized value for the number of tumours (per 100,000 citizens), age- and sex-standardized value for the number of tumours (per 100,000 citizens), age, sex, year, diagnosis, place of residence. For annual reports on new cancer cases click here to learn more.
Source of information: 1943 – 2003 on reports from hospitals and practicing specialists. From 2004 onwards, data was collected from the National Patient Register (LPR), the Danish Health Authority's Electronic Reporting System (SEI), and the National Register of Pathology (LRP).
Data level: patient level.
Available data level: national level.
Date range: 1943 onwards.
Number of Records: unknown.
Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. See the full list of cancer types:
Cancer areas of interest - The Danish Cancer Register.
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Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the PDF format. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.
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::The Danish Health Data Authority
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::diagnosis
hasVariable::region
hasVariable::place of residence
hasVariable::tumour histology
hasVariable::tumour staging
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::year
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary - The Danish Cancer Register Denmark
availableVariable::cancer incidence
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::year
availableVariable::diagnosis
availableVariable::place of residence
dataLevel::patient level
availableDataLevel::national level
dataStart::1943
dataEnd::onwards
numberRecords::unknown
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::PDF
hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://sundhedsdatastyrelsen.dk/da/forskerservice click here to access
