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Type of Database: registry; research study; survey; biobank.
Primary purpose: The EPIC database primarily aims to study the impact of dietary, lifestyle, and environmental factors on the incidence of cancer and other chronic diseases across Europe. Click here to learn more.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London (United Kingdom). Click here to learn more
Type of information: longitudinal. region; alcohol consumption; age; sex; smoking habit; education; diagnosis; marital status.
Data Dictionary: European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Europe).
Source of Information: Data is collected via questionnaires and assessments from recruited participants.
Data level: respondent level.
Number of Records: 521,000.
Date range: 1993 onwards.
Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms.
Data access: not publicly available. Click here to access. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Data has access costs. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.
Contact information: Click here to access.
forresearchers
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
databaseType::research study
databaseType::survey
databaseType::biobank
dataOwner::International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
dataOwner::Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London (United Kingdom)
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::region
hasVariable::alcohol consumption
hasVariable::age
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::smoking habit
hasVariable::education
hasVariable::diagnosis
hasVariable::marital status
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Europe).
dataLevel::respondent level
dataStart::1993
dataEnd::onwards
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::not publicly available
hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed
hasDataAccessCosts::Data has access costs
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://epic.iarc.fr/docs/epic-europe-accesspolicy-01feb2023.pdf click here to access
isDatabase
hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types
hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers
hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers
hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers
hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers
hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma
hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer
hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer
hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers
hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer
hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers
hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer
hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers
hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas
hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system
hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start
hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread
hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour
hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature
hasCancerType::unknown
