Report: Breast cancer screening program (The Netherlands)

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Primary purpose: To detect breast cancer early, leading to better prognosis, and it is coordinated by the RIVM, with annual monitoring by IKNL to ensure program quality and identify trends and bottlenecks.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland.

Type of information: screening, cancer incidence, number of deaths, year. The number screened in the reporting year; Invitations, participation rate and referrals; Incidence and mortality rates. Click here to learn more.

Data level: national level.

Cancer areas of interest: C50: Breast cancer. Click here to learn more.

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Lobular Breast Nipple Areola Ductal dataOwner::Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland availableVariable::screening availableVariable::cancer incidence availableVariable::number of deaths availableVariable::year dataLevel::national level hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer isReport hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature hasCancerType::unknown