title: [Epidemiological cancer data online: an overview of information service in Germany and Europe].
abstract: Finding reliable data about cancer epidemiology on the World Wide Web is not an easy task. Information is often scattered, and sources are not always clear. This article gives a short overview of the most important websites that provide reliable data for Germany and Europe. Four internet sites are presented: The German Centre for Cancer Registry Data (ZfKD), the Association of Population-Based Cancer Registries in Germany (GEKID), and two different websites created by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). In combination, they provide comprehensive information about the distribution of cancer in Germany and Europe.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Krebsregisterdaten, Robert Koch-Institut, General-Pape-Str. 62-66, 12101, Berlin, Deutschland, schoenfeldI@rki.de.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schönfeld
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kraywinkel
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009862:Online Systems; D012042:Registries