The Janus register is annually linked to the Cancer Registry to identify new cancer cases among the donors.
Last updated: 11/17/2022
The Janus repository contains samples from 318 628 donors. As of December 31st 2021, 112 939 cancer cases are registered among the Janus donors.
Cancer statistics
Number of cancer cases
Here can an overview of the number of cancer cases by disease and gender be downloaded. The follow-up is from 1953-2021.
Number of cancer cases by disease and gender 1953-2021 (pdf)
Most common cancer types
Here is the most common cancer types for males and females in the Janus Serum Bank:
Number of cases as of 31.12.2021
Age-period-cohort model of the Janus cohort members
Here can you download the age-period-cohort model of the Janus cohort members. The table is modified from Langseth et al, International Journal of Epidemiology, 2017, Vol. 46, No. 2.
