Trent Cancer Registry
- Abstract
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Trent Cancer Registry is one of eight regional cancer registries in England and eleven registries across the UK. Its main role is to collect, process and analyse information on newly diagnosed cases of cancer and some pre-cancerous and non-malignant conditions in the populations of South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Rutland (a total of approximately 4.8 million people).
- Main Topics/Subject Category
- Cases diagnosed in hospitals (inpatient and outpatient), cancer incidence, cancer mortality and survival.
- Variables
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Births and deaths, population estimates, population age structure, population change, population projections, ethnicity, determinants of health, health indicators.
- Keywords
- Births, deaths, population, population estimate, ethnicity, health, employment, income, deprivation, disability, education, housing, crime, living environment, cancer, mortality, health status, self reported health, mortality, survival
- Identifier Variables
- LA, PCT
- Area of Health System
- Other
- Disease Area
- Cancer
- Data collecting organization (s)
- Trent Cancer Registry
- Data Type
- Condition specific
- National/Regional
- Regional
- Coverage (date of field work)
- 1966
- Unit of Analysis
- Individual
- Sample
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New registrations (malignant, non-malignant and some pre-cancerous conditions) in South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Rutland each year
- Availability
- East Midlands Public Health Observatory
- Conditions of Access
- Free access, Free registration access
- Link
- http://www.empho.org.uk/tcr/data.aspx#topca
- Contact
- Tel: 01142263560, sht-tr.tcrinfo@nhs.net
- Publications
- Smith LK, et al. Latest trends in cancer incidence among UK South Asians in Leicester. British Journal of Cancer 2003; 89: 70–73