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NICER

National Institute for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration

HDB-0583

NICER is the Swiss foundation that coordinates the cantonal cancer registries and holds the harmonised national cancer dataset; since 2018 it has been mandated to carry out the tasks of the National Cancer Registration Agency (NKRS) under the Cancer Registration Act. It publishes national incidence and mortality statistics and supplies data to researchers on request.

Category

Research database

Access

Credentialed

Region

Europe — Switzerland

Coverage

National

Data types

cancer incidence, cancer mortality, cancer registry, epidemiology

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Record HDB-0583 · last verified 2026-09-10 · listed in Research databases

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