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Lifelines participants were asked the following questions about their experiences with cancer (section: Diseases & symptoms).
Some statistics on the 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+ |
If you have (had) cancer, what type of cancer? | Wat voor kanker? | cancer_type_adu_q_1 | HEALTH16B | 1A NEXT | 18+ |
If you have (had) cancer, 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+ |
If you have had cancer, were you cured from cancer? | Bent u genezen verklaard?/ Hebt u kanker of hebt u kanker gehad? | cancer_cured_adu_q_1 | HEALTH16D | 1A | 18+ |
Did the health problems listed below start since the last time you filled in the LifeLines questionnaire? | Hebt u onderstaande gezondheidsproblemen gekregens sinds de vorige keer dat u een lifelines vragenlijst invulde? | ||||
Cancer | Kanker | cancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C | 1B 1C 2A | 18+ |
Cancer, type: | Soort kanker: | cancertype_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C1 | 1B 1C | 18+ |
Colon cancer | Darmkanker | coloncancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C2 | 2A | 18+ |
Lung cancer | Longkanker | lungcancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C3 | 2A | 18+ |
Skin cancer | Huidkanker | skincancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C4 | 2A | 18+ |
Brain tumour | Hersentumor | braintumour_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C5 | 2A | 18+ |
Bone cancer | Botkanker | bonecancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C6 | 2A | 18+ |
Breast cancer | Borstkanker | breastcancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C7 | 1C 2A | 18+ |
Prostate cancer | Prostaatkanker | prostatecancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C8 | 2A | 18+ |
Other type of cancer: | Andere vorm van kanker nl: | othercancer_followup_adu_q_1 | HEALTH100C9 | 1C 2A | 18+ |
A large subcohort of adult female participants answered more detailed questions on this topic in the context of an additional questionnaire on women's reproductive health (ROAQ).
Questions English | Questions Dutch | Variable | Assessment | Age |
Kanker/ Is er ooit één van de volgende aandoeningen bij u vastgesteld of hebt u onderstaande klachten? | HEALTHA10 | ROAQ | 18+ | |
Op welke leeftijd of in welk jaar werd kanker bij u vastgesteld of de klachten ten gevolge van deze ziekte? | HEALTHA10_1/A/B | ROAQ | 18+ | |
Welke behandelingen hebt u gekregen om de kanker te bestrijden? | ||||
Chemotherapie | HEALTHA10CH | ROAQ | 18+ | |
Operatie | HEALTHA10OP | ROAQ | 18+ | |
Bestraling | HEALTHA10ST | ROAQ | 18+ | |
Geen van bovenstaande | HEALTHA10GB | ROAQ | 18+ |