Cancer Statistics

Every year the Janus register is linked to the Cancer Registry to identify new cancer cases among the donors. The Janus repository contains samples from nearly 317 000 donors. Per December 31, 2009, 52 464 of these have been diagnosed with cancer (2009).

Number of cancer cases by disease and gender, 1953-2009

Cumulative numbers of cancer cases in the Janus Serum Bank per December 31, 2009. 

Rare and common cancer diseases

The most common cancer diseases in the Janus Serum Bank per December 31, 2009

The least common cancer diseases in the Janus Serum Bank per December 31, 2009