Survey/Biobank: FINRISK (Finland)

Primary purpose: Store the sample collection and data information of participants from the FINRISK survey. The purpose of the survey was to assess the risk factors of chronic diseases, including cancer.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: THL Biobank.

Type of information: Survey answers about cancer diagnosis and smoking habits or exposure, as well as many other survey answers for risk factors. There's also a sample collection from the participants at the THL Biobank. Questionnaires information [1].

Data level: Respondent level.

Number of Records: About 35,000.

Date Range: 1972-2012.

Cancer Areas of Interest: Unknown.

Data access: Partially publicly available [2]. Instructions to request data for restricted content [3].

Contact information: Information [4].