Strengthening health data on a rare and heterogeneous disease: sarcoma incidence and histological subtypes in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The population-based incidence of sarcoma and its histological subtypes in Germany is unknown. Up-to-date information on a disease with an incidence comparable to other cancer entities is of high public health relevance. The aim of this study was to determine this incidence and to detect significant changes in incidence trends using data from German epidemiological cancer registries.

Methods

Pooled data from the German Centre for Cancer Registry Data with a primary diagnosis occurring in 2013 were used. To date, this is the latest data on cancer incidence available for Germany. All German cancer registries with sufficient completeness were included (10 out of 11), covering a population of 70.0 million people, representing 87% of the German population. All malignan

SUBMITTER: Ressing M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5809940 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature