News

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Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR) makes first comprehensive report on cancer in adolescents and young adults in Belgium.
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BCR wishes you a happy 2025!
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Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR) releases latest data on cancer diagnoses for 2022 and incidence estimates for 2023
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What will you find on our website? Explore the different sections of our website to learn more about our organisation!
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Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR) publiceert eerste studie over tumoren van de hersenen en het centrale zenuwstelsel bij volwassenen: Inzichten in diagnose, gedrag en overlevingskansen
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Publication reveals hopeful progress in fight against childhood cancer in Belgium: 17 years of data analysed
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About 2,700 missing cancer diagnoses in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.
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In numbers

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291
PUBLICATIONS
76,000
DIAGNOSES PER YEAR in BELGIUM
35%
OF MEN (0-74 years) GET CANCER
81%
are 60 years or older
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28%
of women (0-74 years) GET CANCER
70%
are 60 years or older

Correct data and numbers are crucial, but we must not forget that they represent people.

Marc Van Den Bulcke Director of Cancer Center Sciensano

Interactions with colleagues at Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR) are always smooth and pleasant. Moreover, their analyses really go into depth, providing interesting and useful knowledge exchanges.

Birgit Gielen Director of Intermutualist Agency