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National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS)
Population Size
232,863
People
Years
2025
Associated BioSamples
None/not available
Geographic coverage
North West England: https://www.geonames.org/2641227/north-west.html
Lead time
2-6 months
Summary
Documentation
Dataset type
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Dataset population size
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Observations
Observed Node | Disambiguating Description | Measured Value | Measured Property | Observation Date |
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Persons | Number of distinct individuals in the dataset | 2976098 | Count | 30 May 2025 |
Events | Number of cancer registration entries | 3219114 | Count | 30 May 2025 |
Provenance
Source of data extraction
Collection source setting
Patient pathway description
a rare disease or congenital anomaly. The data also shows which treatments are working well and this means the NHS can use the data to improve patient care across the country.
This dataset incorporates 3 tables (Cancer Registrations
Biological sample availability
Structural Metadata
Details
Publishing frequency
Version
Modified
25/06/2025
Coverage
Start date
30/04/2025
Time lag
Geographic coverage
Maximum age range
Accessibility
Language
Alignment with standardised data models
Controlled vocabulary
Format
Data Access Request
Time to dataset access
Access method category
Access service description
Jurisdiction
Data use limitation
Data use requirements
Data Controller
Data Processor
Demographics
Dataset Types: Health and disease
Dataset Sub-types: Cancer
Collection Sources: Secondary care - Accident and Emergency, Secondary care - In-patients, Secondary care - Outpatients
Publications about this dataset
PloS one
Published - 2019