Report: Belgian Cancer Barometer (Belgium)

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Primary purpose: To create a comprehensive reference work on cancer care in Belgium, providing a global overview and determining priorities for fighting cancer on all fronts, with the collaboration of various organizations and experts in the field.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Stichting Tegen Kanker.

Type of information: cancer incidence, cancer survival, cancer prevalence, screening, number of medical staff, medical procedures for diagnosis and treatment, type of medical activity, number of deaths, periodicity of physician consultation for follow-up, by year, age, sex, diagnosis, region, smoking habit, education, alcohol consumption, risk of cancer, income. Click here to learn more.

Data level: national level and regional level.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more.

Access to information: Click here to access. dataOwner::Stichting Tegen Kanker availableVariable::cancer incidence availableVariable::cancer survival availableVariable::cancer prevalence availableVariable::screening availableVariable::number of medical staff availableVariable::medical procedures availableVariable::type of medical activity availableVariable::number of deaths availableVariable::periodicity of physician consultation availableVariable::year availableVariable::age availableVariable::sex availableVariable::diagnosis availableVariable::region availableVariable::smoking habit availableVariable::education availableVariable::alcohol consumption availableVariable::risk of cancer availableVariable::income availableDataLevel::national level availableDataLevel::regional level isReport hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms 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::C50: Breast 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 Head Neck Oral Oral cavity Pharynx Pharyngeal Tongue Lingual Nasal cavity Nasal Sinonasal Sinus Sinuses Paranasal sinuses Ear Mandible Maxilla Jaw Esophageal Gastric Intestinal Bowel Colorectal Appendix Appendiceal Duodenum Jejunum Ileum Anal Perianal Hepatic Biliary Hepatobiliary Pulmonary Thorax Thoracic Chest Mediastinal Pleural Cutaneous Dermal Epidermal Subcutaneous Skeletal Osseous Chondral Extremity Axilla Axillary Mammary Cervical Uterine Endometrial Ovarian Tubal Fallopian Vaginal Vulvar Adnexal Renal Urothelial Ureteral Urethral Prostatic Testicular Penile Ocular Orbital Retinal Optic nerve Meninges Meningeal Cerebral Cerebellar Brainstem Lymphatic Lymphoid Lymphoma Hematologic Hematopoietic Myeloma Plasma cell Diaphragm Peripheral nerve Heart Cardiac Endocrine