The fifth edition of the EUROCARE study on cancer survival included data on 21 million cancer diagnoses (1978-2007) held in 116 cancer registries in 30 European countries, with an unprecedented coverage of 50% of the population of the participating countries.
The population of five European regions was covered by the study:
Northern Europe
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
Ireland and UK
Ireland, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Central Europe
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland
Southern Europe
Croatia, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain
Eastern Europe
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary* (*only childhood cancers)
Map European coverage (adult and children)
Map European adult cancers coverage
Map European childhood cancers coverage
Population-based Cancer Registries collect data on ALL CANCERS diagnosed in their catchment area (province or region or entire country). Specialised Cancer registries collect information on specific cancers only (e.g. breast cancer, hematological cancers, etc..) or on limited age groups (children and adolescents, age 0-19 years).
The European Cancer Registries participating in the EUROCARE-5 study were:
Eurocare
EUROCARE-5