INTRODUCTION: Cancer incidence and mortality estimates for 25 cancers are presented for
the 40 countries in the four United Nations-defined areas of Europe and for the European …

Introduction Europe contains 9% of the world population but has a 25% share of the global
cancer burden. Up-to-date cancer statistics in Europe are key to cancer planning. Cancer …

Introduction Europe is an important focus for compiling accurate and up-to-date world
cancer statistics owing to its large share of the world's total cancer burden. This article …

Up-to-date statistics on cancer occurrence and outcome are essential for the planning and
evaluation of programmes for cancer control. Since the relevant information for 2008 is not …

Background: Monitoring the evolution of the cancer burden in Europe is of great value.
Estimates of the cancer burden in Europe have been published for 2004 and estimates are …

Population-based cancer registries provide indispensable information on cancer incidence
and survival, which cannot be obtained by any other means. It is clear that complete and …

Background There are no recent estimates of the incidence and mortality from cancer at a
European level. Those data that are available generally refer to the mid-1990s and are of …

INTRODUCTION: Cancer registration coverage and cancer control programmes in South
Eastern (SE) Europe, embracing about six new EU member states, remain thin, despite a …

Cancer prevalence is the proportion of individuals in a population who at some stage during
their lifetime have been diagnosed with cancer, irrespective of the date of diagnosis. Cancer …

Background Information on cancer prevalence is of major importance for health planning
and resource allocation. However, systematic information on cancer prevalence is largely …