Data Dictionary: Belgian Cancer Registry

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Patient Information and Treatment Data

Variable	Description
Unique patient identification including demographic parameters	(i.e., date of birth, gender, zip code) and unique identification of the care program and hospital
Diagnosis according to international classification	including date of incidence
Tumor stage (cTNM)
Conclusion of the pathological report	(including pTNM)
Treatment with reference to guidelines or justification of deviation
Follow-up plan
Side effects
Disease-free survival and survival	(i.e., treatment outcome)
Date of death

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Screening Variables

Aspects of Participation and Screening Test Usage

Aspects of participation

Use of the screening test in the target group

Results obtained and their use (including cancer detection rate, sensitivity, and specificity)

Cyto-histopathology register

Results of further follow-up