NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Cancerregistret 1996 Provider National Board of Health and Welfare (Sweden)Microdata access: Request Geography Sweden (SWE) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1996 - 12/1996 Series or system Sweden Cancer Register Data type Disease registry Summary The Cancer Register (sometimes known as the Swedish Cancer Registry) is nationwide and registration is mandatory. Six regional registries report to the national level data including patient demographics; cancer site, type, and stage; data on diagnosis and reporting; and follow-up information such as date and cause of death or date of migration. There is a separate register for basal cell carcinoma. Keywords Bladder cancer, Brain and nervous system cancers, Breast cancer, Cancers, Cervix uteri cancer, Colon and rectum cancers, Corpus uteri cancer, Gallbladder and biliary tract cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma, ICD-9, Incidence, Kidney and other urinary organ cancers, Larynx cancer, Leukemia, Liver cancer, Melanoma, Mesothelioma, Mouth cancer, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Oesophagus cancer, Ovary cancer, Pancreas cancer, Pharynx cancers, Prostate cancer, Skin cancers, Stomach cancer, Testicular cancer, Thyroid cancer, Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers Citation Contributors National Board of Health and Welfare (Sweden) Publisher National Board of Health and Welfare (Sweden) Suggested citation National Board of Health and Welfare (Sweden). Sweden Cancer Register 1996. Stockholm, Sweden: National Board of Health and Welfare (Sweden). GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 4, 2019