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Breast Cancer Now Generations Study

-Generations Study

Population Size

113,000

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2003

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

Plasma

DNA

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Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Isle of Man

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

2-6 months

Lead time statistic card

Summary

Documentation

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset population size

Keywords

Dataset and BioSample Aliases

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Total participants recruited

113000

Count

31 Dec 2011

Persons

Participants with blood samples in biobank (~92% of total)

103000

Count

31 Dec 2011

Events

Total first incident cancer cases recorded since recruitment

11985

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive or DCI, incident and of the breast

5590

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident and of the uterus

527

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident and of the colon

821

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident and of the bronchus and lung

529

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident and of the ovary

483

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident melanomas

924

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident lymphomas

180

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident and of the rectum

263

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident and of the pancreas

231

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident and of the kidney

189

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident and of the thyroid

170

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident and of the brain

157

Count

01 Feb 2026

Events

Total number of first cancers that are invasive, incident and of the oesophagus

107

Count

01 Feb 2026

Findings

Peer-reviewed publications using Generations Study data

213

Count

27 Sep 2026

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Source of data extraction

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Patient pathway description

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Biological sample availability

Details

Publishing frequency

Version

Modified

22/06/2026

Citation Requirements

Coverage

Start date

31/05/2003

Time lag

Geographic coverage

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Minimum age range

Maximum age range

Follow-up

Omics

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Accessibility

Language

Alignment with standardised data models

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Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Time to dataset access

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Jurisdiction

Data use limitation

Data use requirements

Data Controller

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Dataset Sub-types: Cancer


Data Custodian: Generations Study

Collection Sources: Cohort, study, trial, Home, Community, Patient report outcome, Wearables

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Publications about this dataset

The Breakthrough Generations Study: design of a long-term UK cohort study to investigate breast canc...Swerdlow AJ, Jones ME, Schoemaker MJ, Hemming J, T...

British journal of cancer

Published - 2011