The aim of the register | The national registration of newly diagnosed cancer cases |
Responsible authority | The Danish Health Data Authority |
Contact person | Milan Fajber Margit Rasted Lise Kristine Højsgaard Schmidt Helle Rejnhold Sørensen |
Population | Newly diagnosed cancer cases and other reportable diseases in Denmark |
Variables | The Danish Cancer Register contains the time of diagnosis for the reported disease, its location and its type. Furthermore, the dissemination of the disease in relation to the time of diagnosis is registered, i.e. within the first four months, how the diagnosis was made, and which treatment has been given within the first four months following the time of diagnosis |
Accessing the data | Contact the persons mentioned above |
Period covered | Reporting occurred on a voluntary basis until March 1987, after which it became compulsory according to an order by the Danish Health Authority on 15 January 1987. On 1 January 1997, the Danish Cancer Register was transferred from the Danish Cancer Society to the Danish Health Authority. As of 1 March 2012, all the registers of the Danish Health Authority, including the Danish Cancer Register, were transferred to the The Danish Health Data Authority. |