• Whole-genome sequencing of follicular thyroid carcinomas reveal recurrent mutations in microRNA processing subunit DGCR8

Background The genomic and transcriptomic landscape of widely invasive follicular thyroid carcinomas (wiFTCs) is poorly characterized, and a large subset of these tumours lack information on credible genetic driver event...

• Women of Sweden Cohort

The registry is based on exported data on all invitations to cervical screening in Sweden, all cervical smears, HPV tests, tissue samples and their diagnoses as well as biobanking of cervical cells. Yearly reports descr...

• Biobank for individuals with prostate cancer

The cohort consists of 900 individuals with prostate cancer who came to an oncology center in southern Sweden for therapy. The collection of this study started in 2007 and is ongoing. A control group of 1,000 men recruit...

• Case control study for soft tissue sarcoma

The etiology of soft tissue sarcomas is largely unknown. For this study, which started in 1988 and still is in progress, information has been collected from individuals with soft tissue sarcomas and also from healthy con...

• Risk factors among consecutive breast cancer patients

The collection took place between 1980 and 2013, and the cohort consists of 1800 individuals. The study population is based on women with consecutive breast cancer, who all visited the same doctor at the oncology departm...

• BIG3

BIG3 is a Scanian research project in which the name BIG3 is aiming at three major diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer. The overall goal of BIG3 is to understan...

• Family studies of pediatric cancer

In this unique Swedish study, which started in September 2008, all new and prevalent cancer cases in southern Sweden are included to create a family history data bank. All children ≤18 years of age with a malignant disea...

• Breast Cancer-metastases study

The participants in this cohort are individuals with breast cancer and metastatic disease coming to the Department of Oncology in Lund for treatment since 2003. The data collection in the study is still ongoing. From all...

• Cancer Incidence och mortality in a population based investigation in the southern health care region

All individuals diagnosed with cancer from 2000 to 2007 were identified in the Cancer Register of Southern Sweden, but only individuals who were also identified in the Population Register of Scania were included in this ...

• Case control study of risk factors of malignant lymphoma

The cohort consists of all individuals over 18 years with lymphoma identified from the regional cancer registry in southern Sweden during the years 1990 to 1998. In the first step the primary physician was contacted and ...