Rare cancers are not so rare: the rare cancer burden in Europe

Gatta, Gemma; van der Zwan, Jan Maarten; Casali, Paolo G; Siesling, Sabine; Dei Tos, Angelo Paolo; Kunkler, Ian; Otter, Renée; Licitra, Lisa; Mallone, Sandra; Tavilla, Andrea; Trama, Annalisa; Capocaccia, Riccardo; The RARECARE working group

doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2011.08.008

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Rare cancers are not so rare: the rare cancer burden in Europe

ContributorsGatta, Gemma; van der Zwan, Jan Maarten; Casali, Paolo G; Siesling, Sabine; Dei Tos, Angelo Paolo; Kunkler, Ian; Otter, Renée; Licitra, Lisa; Mallone, Sandra; Tavilla, Andrea; Trama, Annalisa; Capocaccia, Riccardo; The RARECARE working group

CollaboratorsUsel, Massimo

Published inEuropean journal of cancer, vol. 47, no. 17, p. 2493-2511

Publication date2011

Abstract

Epidemiologic information on rare cancers is scarce. The project Surveillance of Rare Cancers in Europe (RARECARE) provides estimates of the incidence, prevalence and survival of rare cancers in Europe based on a new and comprehensive list of these diseases.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Europe/epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms/epidemiology
Prevalence
Rare Diseases/epidemiology
Registries
Survival Analysis
Young Adult

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale / Registre genevois des tumeurs

Research groups

Groupe Bouchardy Magnin Christine (Registre genevois des tumeurs) (532)

Citation (ISO format)

GATTA, Gemma et al. Rare cancers are not so rare: the rare cancer burden in Europe. In: European journal of cancer, 2011, vol. 47, n° 17, p. 2493–2511. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.08.008

Article (Published version)

Identifiers

PID : unige:24650
DOI : 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.08.008
PMID : 22033323

Journal ISSN0959-8049

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Rare cancers are not so rare: the rare cancer burden in Europe

Epidemiologic information on rare cancers is scarce. The project Surveillance of Rare Cancers in Europe (RARECARE) provides estimates of the incidence, prevalence and survival of rare cancers in Europe based on a new and comprehensive list of these diseases.

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