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Europe launches CancerWatch: improving cancer data quality and timeliness to strengthen cancer control
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Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR) publishes new figures: 20 years of cancer statistics in Belgium now available
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Concentration of care bears fruit: better outcomes after pancreatic and oesophageal surgery
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First nationwide study in Belgium evaluating the care pathways of patients with glioma: the quality of care is good, but there is room for improvement
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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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Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR) releases latest data on cancer diagnoses for 2022 and incidence estimates for 2023
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300
PUBLICATIONS
77,000
DIAGNOSES PER YEAR in BELGIUM
35%
OF MEN (0-74 years) GET CANCER
81%
are 60 years or older
29%
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