Departments and reseachers
On this page you can read about how the research at the Cancer Registry is divided into different units.
You will also find an overview of all our researchers and research staff.
The research takes place in all parts of the organisation - although most of the reseach is, naturally, done in the Research Department.
Department of Research
Section of epidemiology and prevention
The research projects range from classical epidemiology to molecular and clinical epidemiology. The section's research projects are aimed at primary and secondary cancer prevention.
Read more about the Cancer Registry's reseach on etiological cancer here
Section of molecular epidemiology and infections
The section's activities focus on molecular markers and infections related to the risk of cancer development and early detection, with the goal of improving cancer prevention.
Read more about the Cancer Registry's research on molecular epidemiology and prevention here
Section of administration and research support
The section's purpose is to conduct effective research support with high quality, as well as to provide administrative assistance to the department management. The group consists of research advisors, data managers and statisticians.
Read more about the administration and research support section here
Department of registration
Section of analysis and research
The section covers two important purposes for the Cancer Registry; information and research. The section produces statistics for the national quality registries, and is also responsible for the production of Cancer in Norway, the Cancer Registry's annual report on the cancer picture in Norway. The group focuses on cancer burden and clinical cancer epidemiology.
Read more about the Section of analysis and research here
Screening programs
The Cancer Registry is responsible for administration, quality assurance and further development of the organised public screening programmes in the field of cancer. This also involves an extensive degree of research, to improve screening even more. The goal is to find cancer early enough - and avoid harm in the process. As of today, there are two established screening programs in Norway, as well as a program that is being planned.
Read more about the programs here:
BreastScreen Norway
CervicalScreen Norway
ColorectalScreen Norway
Research topics and projects
At the Cancer Registry, research is taking place in a number of areas. An overview of topics and projects can be found here:
Read more about our research on our theme pages!
See all Cancer Registry research projects here
Our research staff
The Cancer Registry has close to 40 researchers, postdoctoral fellows and PhD candidates.
Their academic interests and project areas span a range of fields - from traditional epidemiology to new technology in machine learning, biostatistics and genetics.
Get to know them and their disciplines better here:
