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Cancer Registration Data for CPRD Aurum

Population Size

5,544,866

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

1995 - 2023

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

England

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

Variable

Lead time statistic card

Summary

The data contains a record for each registrable tumour diagnosed or treated in England, of which the NCRAS has been notified. Cancers are coded using the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, revision 3, 2011. They are also back mapped to the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases version 10.

DOI for dataset

https://doi.org/10.48329/3y5c-4p71

Documentation

The data contains a record for each registrable tumour diagnosed or treated in England, of which the NCRAS has been notified. Cancers are coded using the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, revision 3, 2011. They are also back mapped to the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases version 10.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset population size

5544866

Associated media

https://www.cprd.com/linked-data

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Number of distinct CPRD patients in the tumour table

5544866

Count

27 Mar 2026

Events

Number of tumours in the tumour table

4824620

27 Mar 2026

Provenance

Source of data extraction

EPR

Collection source setting

Clinic, Secondary care - In-patients, Secondary care - Outpatients

Patient pathway description

Cancer registration data are collected from a range of health care provider systems and other services.

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Quarterly

Version

6.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

27/03/2026

Citation Requirements

Public Health England (PHE) via the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS)

Coverage

Start date

01/01/1995

End date

01/12/2023

Time lag

2-6 months

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom, England

Maximum age range

115

Follow-up

1 - 10 Years

Accessibility

Language

en

Alignment with standardised data models

LOCAL

Controlled vocabulary

ICD10, ICDO3

Format

Tab delimited text

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

HTTPS://CPRD.COM/DATA-ACCESS

Time to dataset access

Variable

Access request cost

https://www.cprd.com/pricing

Access method category

Varies based on project

Access service description

Access to CPRD data, including UK Primary Care Data, and linked data such as Hospital Episode Statistics, is subject to protocol approval via CPRD’s Research Data Governance (RDG) Process. Independent scientific and patient advice is provided by Expert Review Committees (ERCs) and the Central Advisory Committee (CAC): https://www.cprd.com/research-applications

Jurisdiction

GB-ENG

Data use limitation

General research use,No linkage,Research-specific restrictions,Research use only

Data use requirements

Geographical restrictions,Institution-specific restrictions,Project-specific restrictions,Time limit on use,User-specific restriction

Data Controller

Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

Data Processor

CPRD

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Clinic, Secondary care - In-patients, Secondary care - Outpatients

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