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Show me the DATA...trying to get my head around the Cancer problem!



Many of us have a very personal Cancer Experience....but after reading FACTFULNESS I'm seriously suspicious of my own preconceptions, so here I'll try to collect data sources on Cancer. Thank you for adding your favourite resources!

ECIS- The European Cancer Information System



'ECIS provides the latest information on indicators that quantify cancer burden across Europe. It permits the exploration of geographical patterns and temporal trends of incidence, mortality and survival data across Europe for the major cancer entities.
The purpose of the web application is to support research as well as public-health decision-making in the field of cancer and to serve as a point of reference and information for European citizens.'

 Really useful to have a tool like that actually- and it's easy to export figures, too. So- first question: 

 How many Europeans die of cancer?

But then...where does this data come from? Looks like Cancer Registries will be something important to look into next...



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