Cancer survival in the Faroe Islands over the last 50 years compared to the other Nordic countries.

As sustained development in cancer treatment protocols have led to improved survival in most areas of the world, surveillance is needed to ensure that small populations follow suit. Our study reports age-standardized relative cancer survival in the Faroe Islands compared to the other Nordic countries. We present 1- and 5-year survival estimates and corresponding 95% confidence intervals for the Faroe Islands and compare them with estimates for the Nordic countries.

Cancer in the Faroe Islands from 1960-2019 - incidence, mortality, and comparisons with the other Nordic countries.

In this paper, we present age-standardized cancer incidence and mortality rates in the Faroe Islands. We also compare with the Nordic rates and show incidence rate ratios (IRR) and mortality rate ratios (MRR). The Faroese cancer registry (FCR) was established in 1994, with incidence available from 1960 and mortality from 1983.