New Zealand Cancer Registry (NZCR)
The NZCR is a national, population-based registry that has recorded all primary malignant cancer diagnoses in New Zealand since 1948, with over 27,000 new cases registered annually from across the country. Participant data is passively collected through mandatory reporting from pathology laboratories, hospital discharge summaries, death certificates, and autopsy reports. Follow-up is conducted passively and continuously through linkage with national mortality and hospital datasets, with no fixed follow-up intervals.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
28,275 (new cancer registrations as of 2022)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1948
Primary Institutions
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora
Links
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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