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87 new cases of cancerin Flanders every day 30 March 2006 BRUSSELS — In 2001, some 31,852 Flemish people found out they had cancer, equal to 87 new cases each day, new figures revealed on Thursday.

At that time, patients with pancreatic, lung, liver and oesophageal cancer had the least chance of survival.

The figures were released by the Flemish Cancer Registration Network and represent the most recent cancer figures, dating back to 2000-01.

It was also the first time that survival rates were published, newspaper 'Het Nieuwsblad' reported.

In 2001, there were 5,000 more new diagnoses of cancer recorded than in 1997.

"But this is not a real worsening.

People must take into account the improved registration methods, the aging population and the influence of prostate and breast cancer," Dr Liesbet V...

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