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11.2025

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Objection form

04.05.2022

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Reporting agencies

Information for reporting agencies

Information sheet on the obligation to report and provide information under the Cancer Registration Act (CRA)

10.04.2025

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Fact sheet: Notifiable cancers in adults, children and adolescents

10.04.2025

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Information on notifiable diseases

Modification to Annex 1 of the Ordinance on the Registration of Cancers (CRO)

07.12.2022 

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Annex 1 of the Ordinance on the Registration of Cancers (CRO)

01.01.2023

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Reporting no longer mandatory for carcinoma in situ of the skin Code D04

04.02.2021

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Data dictionary

Introduction data dictionary v1.1

15.10.2019

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Shortlist clinical variables v1.5

01.01.2026

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Basic variables v1.5

01.01.2026

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Supplementary variables adults v1.5

01.01.2026

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Supplementary variables Children and Adolescents v1.5

01.01.2026

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Full length code list v1.5

01.01.2026

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Resolution minutes of the NICER Foundation Board on adjustments to the national data structure

20.10.2025

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Resolution minutes of the NICER Foundation Board on adjustments to the national data structure

08.11.2024

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Resolution minutes of the NICER Foundation Board on adjustments to the national data structure

24.11.2023

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Resolution minutes of the NICER Foundation Board on adjustments to the national data structure

15.09.2021

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Patient information in German, French, Italian and English

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Patient information, standard version

11.2025

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Patient information, detailed version

07.2022

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Patient information, easy language

12.2022

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Patient information in further languages (standard version)

Albanian

11.2025

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Arabic

11.2025

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Croatian

11.2025

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Polish

11.2025

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Portugese

11.2025

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Rhaeto-Romanic

11.2025

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Russian

11.2025

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11.2025

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11.2025

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Data dictionary

Introduction data dictionary v1.1

15.10.2019 

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Shortlist clinical variables v1.5

01.01.2026

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Basic variables v1.5

01.01.2026

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Supplementary variables adults v1.5

01.01.2026

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Supplementary variables Children and Adolescents v1.5

01.01.2026

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Full length code list v1.5

01.01.2026

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Resolution minutes of the NICER Foundation Board on adjustments to the national data structure

20.10.2025

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Resolution minutes of the NICER Foundation Board on adjustments to the national data structure

08.11.2024

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Resolution minutes of the NICER Foundation Board on adjustments to the national data structure

24.11.2023

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Resolution minutes of the NICER Foundation Board on adjustments to the national data structure

15.09.2021

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Previous versions data dictionary

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Data quality reports

Coverage of cancer registration in Switzerland from 1980-2022, Figure

August 2025

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Coverage of cancer registration in Switzerland from 1980-2022, Table

August 2025

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Annual Data Quality Report of Swiss cancer registry data until 2022 (aDQR) - Executive summary

November 2025

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Annual Data Quality Report of Swiss cancer registry data until 2021 (aDQR) - Executive summary

December 2024

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Annual Data Quality Report of Swiss cancer registry data until 2020 (aDQR) - Executive summary

September 2024

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Annual Data Quality Report of Swiss cancer registry data until 2019 (aDQR) - Executive summary

29.09.2023

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Data quality concept

12.01.2022

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Evaluation of completeness of case ascertainment in Swiss cancer registration

26.09.2017

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Comment on: Wieser et al. Ovarian cancer in Switzerland: incidence and treatment according to hospital registry data

07.02.2020

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Publications

Publication list with data from the cantonal cancer registries and the National Agency for Cancer Registration (EN)
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Publication list with data from the Childhood Cancer Registry
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Statistics and reports

Cancer Factsheets

Cervical Cancer

22.01.2026

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Lung Cancer

18.11.2025

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Breast Cancer

07.10.2025

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Prostate Cancer

09.09.2025

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All cancer types

01.07.2025

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Skin melanoma

06.05.2025

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Colorectal Cancer

11.03.2025

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Cancer incidence

Cancer incidence 1983 - 2022

11.11.2025

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Cancer Monitoring Switzerland information portal: incidence

Federal Statistical Office

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Cancer incidence in children and adolescents

Childhood Cancer Registry

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Cancer mortality

Cancer mortality 1983 - 2022

11.11.2025

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Cancer mortality in children and adolescents

Childhood Cancer Registry

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Cancer Monitoring Switzerland information portal: mortality

Federal Statistical Office

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Cancer prevalence

Cancer prevalence 2016 - 2026

11.11.2025

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What is cancer prevalence and why is it important?

23.03.2020

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Cancer survival

Cancer survival 1980 - 2022

11.11.2025

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Cancer survival in children and adolescents

Childhood Cancer Registry

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Cancer stage

Cancer stage

11.11.2025

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Publications on cancer incidence and mortality in Switzerland

Incidence and Mortality trends of Gastric Cancer in Switzerland 1988−2014

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 4/2018

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Incidence-based Mortality Trends for Thyroid Cancer: Is there a «true» Increase in Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in Switzerland?

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 3/2018

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Benign and Malignant Primary Brain Tumours in the Swiss Population (2010-2014)

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 2/2018

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Age-dependent risk and lifetime risk of developing cancer in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 3/2017

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Lung Cancer Trends by Histologic Subtype in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 2/2017

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Subsite-specific colorectal cancer trends in Switzerland (1989-2012)

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 1/2016

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Publications on the prevalence of cancer in Switzerland

Swiss cancer prevalence and language region

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 1/2018

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Prevalence of Cancer Survivors in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 4/2014

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Publications on cancer survival in Switzerland

Survival improvements in multiple myeloma patients in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 4/2019

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Lung cancer survival in Switzerland by histology, TNM stage and age at diagnosis

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 1/2019

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Survival trends for kidney cancer patients in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 1/2017

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Effects of age and stage on prostate cancer survival in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 4/2016

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Trends in the cancer survival gap between elderly and middle aged patients in Switzerland from 1996 to 2012

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 3/2015

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Survival trends for non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 1/2015

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Effects of age and stage on breast cancer survival in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 2/2015

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Trends in survival from oesophageal cancer in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 3/2014

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Trends in survival from cancer of the corpus uteri in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 2/2014

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Trends in hepatic cancer survival in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 1/2014

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Trends in stomach cancer survival in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 3/2013

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Trends in prostate cancer survival in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 1/2013

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Trends in bladder cancer survival in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 2/2013

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Trends in pancreatic cancer survival in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 4/2013

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Trends in colorectal cancer Survival in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 1/2012

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Trends in lung cancer survival in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 3/2012

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Trends in breast cancer survival in Switzerland

Schweizer Krebsbulletin 4/2011

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Cancer monitoring and cancer report

Cancer incidence

MonAM

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Overview on cancer

Federal Statistical Office

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Cancer report 2021

14.10.2021

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Cancer Report 2015

11.07.2016

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Cancer report 2011

07.02.2011

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Cancer prevalence

MonAM

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Indicators on diagnosis and treatment

Definitions of prostate cancer indicators 2020-2023

30.11.2025

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Short report to breast cancer indicators 2020–2022

30.10.2025

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Analyses of breast cancer indicators 2020–2022

30.10.2025

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Definitions of breast cancer indicators 2020–2022

30.10.2025

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Indicators for analysing all types of cancer

19.12.2024

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Health reporting on cancer

Health reporting on cancer 2024 - Second primary cancers in Switzerland

10.12.2024

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Detailed tables for the Health Report on cancer 2024

10.12.2024

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Methodology for the Health Report on Cancer 2024

10.12.2024

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Data quality reports

Coverage of cancer registration in Switzerland from 1980-2022, Figure

August 2025

PDF (148 KB)
EN
Coverage of cancer registration in Switzerland from 1980-2022, Table

August 2025

PDF (113 KB)
EN
Annual Data Quality Report of Swiss cancer registry data until 2022 (aDQR) - Executive summary

November 2025

PDF (611 KB)
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Annual Data Quality Report of Swiss cancer registry data until 2021 (aDQR) - Executive summary

December 2024

PDF (278 KB)
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Annual Data Quality Report of Swiss cancer registry data until 2020 (aDQR) - Executive summary

September 2024

PDF (304 KB)
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Annual Data Quality Report of Swiss cancer registry data until 2019 (aDQR) - Executive summary

29.09.2023

PDF (161 KB)
DE FR IT EN
Data quality concept

12.01.2022

PDF (527 KB)
EN
Evaluation of completeness of case ascertainment in Swiss cancer registration

26.09.2017

Link
EN
Comment on: Wieser et al. Ovarian cancer in Switzerland: incidence and treatment according to hospital registry data

07.02.2020

Link
EN

Basic reports

Concept for Analysing Cancer Registry Data

26.03.2025

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Concept for publication of CRA data

17.12.2020

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Statistical Methods for Cancer Reporting in Switzerland - Version 1.0

2022

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Media releases and media reports

Media release: High quality of breast cancer care in Switzerland

Indicators on diagnosis and treatment, 30.10.2025

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Media release: COVID-19 pandemic – no significant impact on cancer survival in Switzerland

Swiss Medical Weekly, 12.08.2025

PDF (168 KB)
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Media release: Health reporting on cancer 2024

Second primary cancers in Switzerland, 10.12.2024

PDF (107 KB)
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Audio report: Study on the COVID-19 pandemic

Rendez-Vous, Swiss Radio and Television (SRF), 12.08.2025

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Audio report: Study on the COVID-19 pandemic

Info 3, Swiss Radio and Television (SRF), 12.08.2025

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Article: Detecting secondary tumours early: how research and prevention can help

Donor magazine aspect 03/2025, Swiss Cancer League

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Podcast: National Cancer Registry - How does data help research?

Podcast science against cancer of Swiss cancer research, episode 26, 31.05.2023

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Article: The cancer registry benefits society as a whole

Donor magazine aspect 01/2023, Swiss Cancer League

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Media release: Swiss Cancer Report 2021

Federal statistical office, 14.10.2021

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Video report: National Agency for Cancer Registration: Basel already has experience

10 vor 10, Swiss Radio and Television (SRF), 03.01.2020

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Newsletter

Newsletter 1/2025 (DE)

27.11.2025

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