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Type of database: registry.
Primary purpose: Collects information from all the new cases of cancer that have been diagnosed and/or treated in the Luxembourg territory (includes information about residents and non-residents of the country). With this data, it is possible to monitor and enhance the quality of care and epidemiological surveillance. Click here to learn more.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: The National Minister of Health and the Center of Expertise in Public Health (Department of Population Health of the Luxembourg Institute of Health).
Type of information: longitudinal. age; sex; region; year; causes of death; diagnosis; tumour histology; risk of cancer comorbidities; tumour staging; check-up examinations; cancer incidence; medical procedures; hospital discharges; number of hospital facilities; screening; type of patient discharge; hospital location; type of medical activity.
Data Dictionary RNC - Luxembourg.
Available type of information: Crude cancer incidence tax by 100,000 inhabitants per year; Standardized rate for the European population by 100,000 inhabitants; Year; Cumulative risk of cancer before 65 years; Cumulative risk of cancer before 75 years; Distribution of new cases of cancer; age group; % Relative frequency of new cases of the 10 main tumour locations; sex.
Source of Information: Main sources - Hospital Cancer Registries, and the National Health Laboratory; Auxiliary sources - National cancer screening programs (breast cancer, colorectal, other national cancer screening programs), Social Security Medical Control, the National Health Fund, the Common Health Insurance Scheme of the European Communities (JSIS), the Directorate of Health: Death certificates, Civil Registry, Private medical analysis laboratories.
Data level: patient level.
Available data level: national level.
Number of records: unknown.
Date range: 2013 onwards.
Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.
Data access: partially publicly available in reports > epidemiological factsheets click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the PDF format. Data has access costs.
Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access, in "Annex 2" of the document "Procedures for disclosure of results".
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 National Minister of Health
dataOwner::the Center of Expertise in Public Health (Department of Population Health of the Luxembourg Institute of Health)
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::age
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::region
hasVariable::year
hasVariable::causes of death
hasVariable::diagnosis
hasVariable::tumour histology
hasVariable::risk of cancer
hasVariable::comorbidities
hasVariable::tumour staging
hasVariable::check-up examinations
hasVariable::cancer incidence
hasVariable::medical procedures
hasVariable::hospital discharges
hasVariable::number of hospital facilities
hasVariable::screening
hasVariable::type of patient discharge
hasVariable::hospital location
hasVariable::type of medical activity
hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary RNC - Luxembourg
availableVariable::cancer incidence
availableVariable::year
availableVariable::risk of cancer
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::diagnosis|tumour locations
availableVariable::sex
dataLevel::patient level
availableDataLevel::national level
numberRecords::unknown
dataStart::2013
dataEnd::onwards
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::PDF
hasDataAccessCosts::Data has access costs
hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.rnc.lu/M%c3%a9thodologie/Diffusion-des-r%c3%a9sultats click here to access
isDatabase
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
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
