Cancer Registry of Norway

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Cancer in Norway

There were 36 998 new cancer cases in Norway in 2021. Get an overview of the cancer situation in Norway here.

Clinical Registries

The clinical registres include detailed information on diagnostics and therapy.

Statistics bank

Cancer data dating back to 1953 is available in our online statistics bank.

Key figures on cancer types

Find different kinds of cancer, and see Norwegian statistics and figures.

Data delivery

Find out how you can apply for Norwegian cancer data for research and studies.

Our employees

About the Cancer Registry of Norway

About the organization, our mission, tasks and history.

CervicalScreen Norway

In Norway, women aged 25-69 are reccomended to get screened regularly in order to avoid cervical cancer.

BreastScreen Norway

Women in Norway aged 50-69 are invited biannually to a mammography examination.

Janus Serum Bank

Janus Serum Bank is a population-based biobank reserved for cancer research which contains blood samples from 318 628 Norwegians. The biobank is unique in terms of size and number of cancer cases. On these pages you will find useful information for participants and researchers.