title: [Epidemiological cancer registries in Germany: history from a legal point of view].
abstract: Despite decades of efforts, the establishment of a satisfactory nationwide, population-based cancer registry for Germany was very slow. The reason for this until 1990 was the lack of coverage or the-apart from the Saarland-inadequate degree of coverage in the old federal states. The former East Germany, however, had a comprehensive cancer registry. Starting in 1990, decisive obstacles-especially when considering data protection needs and the distribution of powers between federal and state governments-could be overcome. On the basis of an open-ended federal law and state requirements, a nationwide cancer registry with analysis of the collected data for epidemiological purposes has been achieved.
authors.affiliation: -, Raublinger Str. 8, 80686, München, Deutschland, gabriele-bonn@t-online.de.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hundsdörfer
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries