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Open AccessBreast cancer incidence, stage distribution, and treatment shifts during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide population-level study
The first COVID-19 wave in 2020 necessitated temporary suspension of non-essential medical services including organized cancer screening programs in Belgium. This study assessed the impact of the pandemic on b...
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Open AccessThe epidemiology of multiple primary cancers in Belgium (2004–2017): Incidence, proportion, risk, stage and impact on relative survival estimates
As both life expectancy and cancer survival improve, the incidence of multiple primary cancer has augmented and is expected to further increase. This study describes for the first time the epidemiology of mult...
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Semi-markov modeling for cancer insurance
Advancements in medicine and biostatistics have already resulted in a better access to insurance for people diagnosed with cancer. This materializes into the “right to be forgotten” adopted in several EU membe...
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Open AccessCompleteness and selection bias of a Belgian multidisciplinary, registration-based study on the EFFectiveness and quality of Endometrial Cancer Treatment (EFFECT)
With the aim of obtaining more uniformity and quality in the treatment of corpus uteri cancer in Belgium, the EFFECT project has prospectively collected detailed information on the real-world clinical care off...
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Open AccessThe non-fatal burden of cancer in Belgium, 2004–2019: a nationwide registry-based study
The importance of assessing and monitoring the health status of a population has grown in the last decades. Consistent and high quality data on the morbidity and mortality impact of a disease represent the key...
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Open AccessCause of death for patients with breast cancer: discordance between death certificates and medical files, and impact on survival estimates
Registration and coding of cause of death is prone to error since determining the exact underlying condition leading directly to death is challenging. In this study, causes of death from the death certificates...
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Waiting period from diagnosis for mortgage insurance issued to cancer survivors
The Massart (J Cancer Policy 15:70–71, 2018) testimonial illustrates the difficulties faced by patients having survived cancer to access mortgage insurance securing home loan. Data collected by national regist...
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Open AccessSurvival among rectal cancer patients in Belgium receiving different preoperative and postoperative treatment: a population-based comparison
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An in-situ Reduction/Oxidation XAS Study on the EL10V8 VO x /TiO2(Anatase) Powder Catalyst
The structural changes of the supported vanadium oxide in the V2O5/TiO2(anatase) EUROCAT EL10V8 powder catalyst during reduction and oxidation at 420 and 490 °C were studied with in-situ X-ray absorption spectros...
