Nordic Cancer Registries – an overview of their procedures and data comparability

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Authors

Eero Pukkala · Finnish Cancer Registry

Gerda Engholm · Danish Cancer Society

Lise Kristine Højsgaard Schmidt · Danish Business Authority

Hans H. Storm · Danish Cancer Society

Staffan Khan · National Board of Health and Welfare

Mats Lambe · Regional Research Council in Uppsala-Örebro Region

David Pettersson

Abstract

Even though the information in the Nordic Cancer Registries in general can be considered more similar than any other collection of data from five different countries, there are numerous differences in registration routines, classification systems and inclusion of some tumors. These differences are important to be aware of when comparing time trends in the Nordic countries.

Topics & Keywords

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Acta Oncologica

Volume 57, Issue 4, pp. 440-455

DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2017.1407039

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