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Knowledge Centre on Cancer

We foster scientific and technical coordination of EU activities on cancer, while expanding the EU’s capacities and systems for prevention, early detection, treatment and care.

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Cancer information

Cancer

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Information on cancer burden originates from cancer registries:

  • population-based cancer registries collect data from different sources and in a systematic way on all new diagnoses in a population
  • standardisation and harmonisation of data collection and analysis allows comparability across EU countries and temporal monitoring of the cancer dynamics.

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The European Cancer Information System (ECIS)

Providing up-to-date cancer burden indicators across Europe, exploring geographical patterns and temporal trends of incidence, mortality, and survival data for the major cancer entities.

The EU Platform on Rare Disease Registration (EU RD Platform)

The EU RD Platform brings together European RD registries.

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PAGE | 11 Feb 2022
About the Knowledge Centre on Cancer
Context Non-communicable diseases are the most prevalent cause of death worldwide. Cancer accounts for more deaths in people under 65 in the EU than any other...