Table 1. Cancer registries (CRs) included in the study, period of incidence, total number of incident cancer cases, population covered (and percentage on the total population of the country), period of survival, and year of prevalence.
| Country (CRs) | [Reference] website | Years of incidence | Incident cases | Average population (millions) | % Of country population covered by CRs | Survival period | Year of prevalence (1 January) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (SEER) |
[SEER, 2012] www.seer.cancer.gov |
1999–2003 |
623,439 |
27 |
10 |
1999–2003 |
2006 |
| Nordic European Countriesa (NORDCAN) |
[Engholm et al, 2010] www-dep.iarc.fr/NORDCAN.htm |
1999–2003 |
571,191 |
24 |
100 |
1999–2003 |
2006 |
| Italy (AIRTUM) |
[AIRTUM Working Group, 2010] www.registri-tumori.it |
1999–2003 |
464,262 |
16 |
28 |
1999–2003 |
2006 |
| Australia |
[AIHW, 2008, 2010] www.aihw.gov.au/acim-books |
1998–2002 |
437,793 |
19 |
100 |
1998–2004 |
2005 |
| France | [Colonna et al, 2008] | 1998–2002 | 183,136 | 8 | 12 | 1995–1999 | 2002 |
Abbreviation: SEER=Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.
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Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.