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Cancer entities definition

The cancer entities definitions used in ECIS are described below for each initiative whose outcome is reported in ECIS.

Incidence and mortality estimates 2022

The definition of the 34 cancer entities used for the incidence and mortality estimates 2022 (with some modifications compared to estimates 2020) and defined according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision ICD-10 codes.

Estimates cancer entities
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Incidence and mortality historical data

The list and definition of the cancer entities used in the ENCR-JRC call for data: 60 cancer entities for incidence defined according to the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology ICD-O-3 codes for incidence, and 43 cancer entities for mortality defined according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision ICD-10 codes.

List of cancers sites for ECIS historical data
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Childhood incidence historical data

The list of the diagnostic groups and subgroups according to the International Classification of Childhood Cancer (ICCC) third edition.

List of diagnostic groups for the childhood historical data
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Survival estimates

The list of the 43 cancer entities used in the EUROCARE-5 study and are defined according to the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology ICD-O-3 codes.

EUROCARE 5 cancer entities
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Prevalence estimates

The list of cancer sites and corresponding definitions used in the EUROCARE-6 prevalence study.

Prevalence Cancer entities 2023
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