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## Abstract ## Background Due to demographic transition cancer survivors are dramatically growing and challenging the sustainability of public health systems. Despite accurate indicators are increasingly needed for Health Technology Assessment and health care planning, population-based cancer prevalence is not systematically available in many countries. The European Joint Action “Innovative Partnership for Action Against Cancer” (iPAAC) aims at bridging this gap by supporting the inclusion of indicators on prevalence to complement the cancer burden statistics already available in the European Cancer Information System (ECIS). ## Methods Analysis of a European-wide standardized dataset gathering information on 26 million patients from 100 cancer registries in 29 countries (EUROCARE-6). Methods to estimate and project complete and limited duration population-based prevalence indicators by demographic variables, cancer type and phase of care. ## Results Cancer survivors are mostly women (about 55%) and people over-60 years. Highest crude prevalence proportions in women are observed for breast, colon-rectum, corpus uteri, skin melanoma and cervical cancer (from 1,600 to 200 x 100,000).

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Author

R De Angelis; E Demuru; S Rossi; L Ventura; P Baili; M Bettio

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)