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 hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types isReport 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 hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature hasCancerType::unknown