Statistics and research

The Finnish Cancer Registry maintains the national registry of all the diagnosed cancer cases since 1953. It is also a statistical and epidemiological research institute that does active collaboration both nationally and internationally.

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Statistics

Cancer statistics are used to monitor the incidence of new cancer cases and the survival and mortality of cancer patients. The statistics of the Mass Screening Registry are used in evaluation and quality control of cancer screening.

Statistics in a nutshell

3 617

new cases of bowel cancer, 2020
4 885

new cases of breast cancer, 2020
5 035

new cases of prostate cancer, 2020


Research

Cancer research focuses on identifying the causes of cancer in the population, prevention and the early detection of cancer, together with factors affecting the survival of cancer patients.

Screening

Cancer screening is the systematic search for the precursors or early stages of cancer from among the population. The goal is to reduce deaths due to cancer among those screened.