Database: Cancer Survival and Incidence in the Central Region of Portugal (Portugal)
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Primary purpose: Inform about cancer statistics regarding the south region of Portugal. Gathers information about the following districts: Aveiro, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Guarda, Leiria e Viseu.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: National Cancer Registry (RON) and Central zone regional oncology registry (ROR-Centro).
Type of information Data dictionary was not found.
Available type of information: Cancer incidence; Sex, Age; Year; Tumour location; Diagnosis; Region; Treatment fields; Diagnosis dates; Basis of diagnosis; Primary location; Histologic type. Click here to learn more.
Source of information: Data from public and private health institutions of the region.
Data level: patient level.
Available data level: regional level.
Number of Records: unknown.
Date range: 1989 - 2010.
Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers; C15-C26: Digestive system cancers; C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers; C40-C41: Bone cancers; C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma; C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer; C50: Breast cancer; C51-C58: Female genitalia cancer; C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer; C64-C68: Urinary system cancers; C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer; C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers; C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas. See the full list of cancer types: Cancer Survival and Incidence in the Central Region of Portugal. Click here to learn more.
Data access: partially publicly available. Reports with regional data can be accessed through the national miscellaneous publications section on the National Cancer Registry website, click here to access. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.
Contact information: Click here to access.
