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  • News | 12 Mar 2024

European Cancer Information System (ECIS) launched the new section on cancer prevalence

In 2020, 5% of the resident population in European countries was estimated to have had a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. The new section presents estimates for 2020 by country, as one of the outcomes of the EUROCARE-6 study. 

What's cancer prevalence? It considers everyone diagnosed, regardless of treatment status or time since diagnosis. 

Consult the ECIS prevalence estimates page.