Table 4– Different healthcare infrastructures across Europe and new cases of lung cancer in 2010
Participating hospitals nTotal#Geographical nNew cases/hospitalsType of hospital/clinic n
YesUsually+No§SpecialistLarge generalSmall general
Albania11 (100)15001
Austria418 (22)31100 (100–400)4
Belarus11 (100)14001
Belgium1144 (25)110100 (60–120)92
Bosnia-Herzegovina24 (50)2285 (220–350)11
Bulgaria412 (33)4500 (80–1000)13
Croatia34 (75)3300 (300–1200)3
Cyprus13 (33)11
Czech313 (23)3485 (210–760)3
Denmark810 (80)26335 (275–475)143
England53157 (34)1241215 (132–300)3743
Estonia12 (50)12001
Finland1013 (76)82120 (80–200)64
France59370 (16)33719150 (100–300)31739
Germany36112 (32)32310265 (200–400)279
Greece210 (20)1115011
Hungary525 (20)14256 (250–600)14
Ireland48 (50)211205 (148–305)22
Israel111501
Italy55100 (60–150)32
Lithuania36 (50)390 (60–300)21
Luxembourg13 (35)1501
Malta11 (100)11301
Netherlands13100 (13)472200 (150–300)85
Norway1838 (47)31550 (30–100)414
Poland360 (5)3100021
Portugal1025 (40)46140 (120–200)46
FYROM111
Republic of Serbia56 (84)41312 (262–775)23
Romania420 (20)121400 (165–650)112
Scotland1111 (100)56270 (140–350)119
Slovakia310 (30)325012
Slovenia48 (50)22490 (365–650)31
Spain3275 (43)2561110 (70–170)31910
Sweden15 (20)11
Switzerland715 (46)25100 (60–100)61
Turkey18138 (13)1512300 (100–2000)1116
Wales115 (7)12501
Total350872045916157177
  • Data are presented as n (%), median or median (interquartile range), unless otherwise stated. FYROM: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. #: total number of hospitals providing lung cancer care in each country; : patients attend local hospital; +: patients usually attend their local hospital but can choose to go to any hospital; §: no geographical catchment area.