Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR)

The Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR)’s mission is to collect, complete, validate, analyse and make data on cancer in Belgium accessible while simultaneously protecting it. We aim to map cancer epidemiology and use research to influence outcomes and quality of life for patients with cancer.
Our goal is to create and constantly improve a comprehensive, high-quality databank, and we rely on the mandatory registration of cancer diagnoses and data on screening by hospitals and pathological anatomy laboratories to achieve this. A good cancer register is an essential foundation for numerous research purposes, including the evaluation of initiatives concerning the primary prevention, early detection and screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cancer.