Characteristics of cohorts in the Virus, Lifestyle and Genes group at the Danish Cancer Society Research Center
Cohort name (acronym) HERKULES study
Main focus areas Lifestyle and risk of disease in men Source of identification of
study population
General male population of Denmark
Study population 23,080 Danish men aged 18–45 years in 2006–2007 Design and data collection
Study design Prospective cohort
Setting Population-based
Data sources (yes/no)
Registers Yes
Medical records Yes (pathology records)
Questionnaires Yes
Interviews No
Physical examinations No Bio samples (if yes, specify) No
Other tests No
Website and/or contact person
Susanne Krüger Kjær (susanne@cancer.dk )