Lifelines participants were asked the following questions about their experiences with cancer (section: Diseases & symptoms).
Note that it is possible to link Lifelines data to PALGA and IKNL cancer registries.
Some statistics on the self-reported prevalence and incidence of cancer in the Lifelines cohort can be found here.
| Questions English | Questions Dutch | Code | Variable | Assessment | Age |
| Do you have cancer or have you had cancer? | Hebt u kanker of hebt u kanker gehad? | cancer_lifetime_adu_q_1 | HEALTH16A | 1A NEXT | 18+ |
| What type of cancer? | Wat voor kanker? | cancer_type_adu_q_1 | HEALTH16B | 1A NEXT | 18+ |
| How old were you when you got cancer? | Hoe oud was u toen u voor het eerst kanker kreeg? | cancer_startage_adu_q_1 | HEALTH16C | 1A | 18+ |
| Were you cured from cancer? / Do you have cancer or have you had cancer? | Bent u genezen verklaard?/ Hebt u kanker of hebt u kanker gehad? | cancer_cured_adu_q_1 | HEALTH16D | 1A proxy | 18+ |
| Cancer / Have you (had) one of the following chronic conditions? | Kanker / Hebt u één van de volgende chronische aandoeningen (gehad)? | cancer_presence_adu_q_2 | HEALTH16A[P] | Proxy | 18+ |
| Cancer since year: / Have you (had) one of the following chronic conditions? | Kanker sinds jaar: / Hebt u één van de volgende chronische aandoeningen (gehad)? | cancer_presence_adu_q_2_a | HEALTH_16YR | Proxy | 18+ |
| Type of cancer: / Have you (had) one of the following chronic conditions? | Vorm van kanker: / Hebt u één van de volgende chronische aandoeningen (gehad)? | cancer_type_adu_q_2 | HEALTH16B[P] | Proxy | 18+ |
| Did the health problems listed below start since the last time you filled in the LifeLines questionnaire? | Hebt u onderstaande gezondheidsproblemen gekregen sinds de vorige keer dat u een lifelines vragenlijst invulde? | ||||
| Cancer | Kanker | cancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C | 1B 1C 2A 3A 3B | 18+ |
| Cancer type: | Soort kanker: | cancertype_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C1 | 1B 1C | 18+ |
| Colon cancer | Darmkanker | coloncancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C2 | 2A 3A 3B | 18+ |
| Lung cancer | Longkanker | lungcancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C3 | 2A 3A 3B | 18+ |
| Skin cancer | Huidkanker | skincancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C4 | 2A 3A 3B | 18+ |
| Brain tumour | Hersentumor | braintumour_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C5 | 2A 3A 3B | 18+ |
| Bone cancer | Botkanker | bonecancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C6 | 2A 3A 3B | 18+ |
| Breast cancer | Borstkanker | breastcancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C7 | 1C 2A 3A 3B | 18+ |
| Prostate cancer | Prostaatkanker | prostatecancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C8 | 2A 3A 3B | 18+ |
| Other type of cancer: | Andere vorm van kanker nl: | othercancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C9 | 2A 3A | 18+ |
| Have you ever received a diagnosis of skin cancer? | Hebt u ooit de diagnose huidkanker gekregen? | skincancer_diagnosis_adu_q_1 | DERM005 | 3A | 18+ |
| Do you know which type of skin cancer you had? | Weet u welk type huidkanker u hebt gehad? / Hebt u ooit de diagnose huidkanker gekregen? | skincancer_type_adu_q_1 | DERM005A | 3A | 18+ |
| Have you participated in the population screening for cervical cancer (smear test)? | Hebt u deelgenomen aan het bevolkingsonderzoek baarmoederhalskanker (uitstrijkje)? | screentest_cervicalcancer_adu_q_1 | PREV14 | 3A | 18+ |
| What was the result of your last screentest for cervical cancer? | Wat was het resultaat van uw laatste bevolkingsonderzoek naar baarmoederhalskanker? | screentest_cervicalcancer_adu_q_1_a | PREV14A | 3A | 18+ |
| Have you participated in the population screening for breast cancer? | Hebt u deelgenomen aan het bevolkingsonderzoek borstkanker? | screentest_breastcancer_adu_q_1 | PREV15 | 3A | 18+ |
| What was the result of your last screentest for breast cancer? | Wat was het resultaat van het onderzoek naar borstkanker? | screentest_breastcancer_adu_q_1_a | PREV15A | 3A | 18+ |
| Have you participated in the population screening for colon cancer? | Hebt u deelgenomen aan het bevolkingsonderzoek darmkanker? | screentest_coloncancer_adu_q_1 | PREV16 | 3A | 18+ |
| What was the result of your last screentest for colon cancer? | Wat was het resultaat van het onderzoek naar darmkanker? | screentest_coloncancer_adu_q_1_a | PREV16A | 3A | 18+ |