Besides setting up a comprehensive, high-quality databank for cancer registration, the Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR) plays a prominent role in the organisation and quality evaluation of regional population screening for breast, colorectal and cervical cancer.
Belgian pathological anatomy/clinical biology/haematology laboratories are required by law to register screening data related to early detection of breast, cervical and colorectal cancer according to specifically established guidelines. These data, together with the associated pathology reports, are transferred to BCR in the form of a structured dataset.
BCR organises information sessions at regular intervals for the laboratory staff responsible for registering screening data. During an info session, various topics may be covered, such as data processing of the received data, additional explanation of the feedback reports for laboratories, etc.
More information about the cancer screening databank (i.e. the cyto-histopathology register) can be found under ‘Screening’ and more information about the info sessions on registering screening data is available through the professional platform.
