Western Australian Cancer Registry (WACR)
The WACR is used to monitor the incidence of cancer in Western Australia, plan, monitor, and evaluate services for the control of cancer and the care of cancer patients, compile and publish general or statistical information relating to cancer, and carry out research into cancer. The sample consists of all cancer patients diagnosed in Western Australia. Longitudinal healthcare, geographical, and mortality data are collected through government services and linked to the WACR. The number of new cancer cases added to the WACR has been reported since 2002, with the most recent report being over 14,000 new cancer cases in 2019.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
14,164 (new cases in 2019)
13,361 (new cases in 2017)
11,743 (new cases in 2013)
11,939 (new cases in 2012)
11,636 (new cases in 2011)
10,942 (new cases in 2010)
10,805 (new cases in 2009)
10,408 (new cases in 2008)
9,572 (new cases in 2007)
9,692 (new cases in 2006)
9,151 (new cases in 2005)
9,244 (new cases in 2004)
8,653 (new cases in 2003)
8,464 (new cases in 2002)
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
1982
Primary Institutions
Western Australia Department of Health
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Western Australia Department of Health
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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