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Cancer prevention and screening

In Europe, 1 man in 3 and 1 woman in 4 will develop cancer before the age of 75. You can reduce and control this risk. So put the odds in your favour!
  

Dr Jean-Benoît Burrion
Head of Prevention & Screening Clinic

Primary and secondary prevention

  • Nobody is safe from developing cancer. However, you can reduce the risk by 30% by following a few simple rules (primary prevention):
  • Don’t smoke
  • Maintain a healthy weight
  • Eat a balanced diet
  • Get regular exercise
  • Moderate your alcohol consumption
  • Limit your exposure to the sun.

Thanks to screening, certain cancers, including the most common, can be detected at an early stage, even before symptoms appear. Making use of cancer screening is also a way of putting the odds in your favour (secondary prevention).

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Prevention and Screening: User Guide

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There are four stages in establishing your risk profile and your personalised prevention plan.

Making an appointment

Once your appointment has been confirmed, you will receive a questionnaire on your state of health and your lifestyle. You can complete this in complete confidence. It will serve as the basis for your discussion with the doctor when you have your appointment.

Consultation with the doctor

On the day of your appointment, bring your completed questionnaire with you. There is no need to have fasted. It is advisable to arrive 15 minutes beforehand.

You will be seen by a general practitioner specialising in prevention and screening. During your consultation, your risk level will be assessed on the basis of the evaluation questionnaire. Your age, gender, personal and family history, your lifestyle and professional profile will all be taken into account. A full clinical examination will also be carried out.

Medicotechnical examinations

Depending on your risk profile, the doctor may offer additional examinations such as medical imaging, blood analysis, etc.

Specialist consultations

Depending on your risk profile, specialist consultations may also be offered.
For example:

  • Dermatology consultation: to check any skin anomalies (recent change in the size or colour of a mole, for example).
  • Nutritional consultation: to correct an unbalanced diet and/or excess weight by dieting and/or dietary advice.
  • Consultation with the Institut Jules Bordet Smoker Support Centre: we take a medical, pharmacological, psychological and behavioural approach. There are three phases in quitting smoking: preparatory phase, detox phase and consolidation phase.
  • Screening test for osteoporosis: to check your bone capital after the menopause.

Our team

- Dr Jean-Benoît BURRION, Clinical Director

- Dr Françoise ANCIAUX
- Dr Nassim BENGRAB
- Dr Mehnaz MALEKI
- Dr Daniela RODRIGUEZ TAPIA
- Dr Evelyne STAQUET
- Dr Daphné T’KINT de ROODENBEKEOncogenetic advice
- Mrs Martine DELMELLE, Oncogenetic advice
Martial BODO, Tabacologie
Hilde VANDECASTEELE, Tabacologie
- Mrs Laurence GILSON, Tabacologie

22/01/2025

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Teaching

  • Every month, the Prevention and Screening Clinic welcomes 1st Master student doctors.
  • Cancer epidemiology, prevention and screening courses. Haute École Libre de Bruxelles – Ilya Prigogine.