![]() ![]() ![]() Among men, prostate cancer had the highest morbidity impact, followed by colorectal and non-melanoma skin cancer. In 2019, in Belgium, breast cancer had the highest morbidity impact among women, followed by colorectal and non-melanoma skin cancer. The age-standardized non-fatal burden of cancer increased from 2004 to 2019 by 6 and 3% respectively for incidence- and prevalence-based YLDs. We developed a microsimulation model to translate incidence- into prevalence-based estimates, and used expert elicitation to integrate the long-term impact of increased disability due to surgical treatment. We estimated the Belgian cancer burden from 2004 to 2019 in terms of YLD, using national population-based cancer registry data and international disease models. As a step towards a comprehensive national burden of disease study, this study aims to estimate the non-fatal burden of cancer in Belgium using national data. Being increasingly used in global and national burden of diseases (BoD) studies, the Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) is an indicator that combines healthy life years lost due to living with disease (Years Lived with Disability YLD) and due to dying prematurely (Years of Life Lost YLL). Consistent and high quality data on the morbidity and mortality impact of a disease represent the key element for this assessment. The importance of assessing and monitoring the health status of a population has grown in the last decades. ![]()
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