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=== [[North Estonia Medical Centre]] ===
== Cancer Centers ==
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== [[Healthcare System]] ==


Estonia’s healthcare system is the Health Insurance System, described as “solidarity-based health insurance”(1) and the Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) is the public law organization responsible for providing the organization of national healthcare services in accordance with the Health Insurance Act, the Health Services Organization Act and other legislation.
[[hasCancerCenter::Tartu University Hospital]]


The body responsible for healthcare and all social policies in Estonia is the Ministry of Social Affairs. The Health Board is its child agency. Estonia’s [https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/514112013001/consolide Public Information Act] details the terms of compliance to request information not already publicly available. The request is exempt from covering expenses if the request is made for research work.
[[hasCancerCenter::North Estonia Medical Centre]]  
== [[Administrative or Claims Data]] ==


====[https://www.haigekassa.ee/en/organisation/about-us Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database]====
[[hasCancerCenter::East Tallinn Central Hospital]]
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'''Sponsor, manager or home institution:''' Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF); The Ministry of Social Affairs
== [[hasHealthcareSystem::Healthcare_System_(Estonia)|Healthcare System]] ==
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'''Type of information:''' Medical contacts (physician visit, hospital stay, etc.), including diagnostic tests, prescription medicine, medical devices, and treatment.
== Administrative or Claims Data ==
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'''Source of Information:''' Based on claims data from all Estonian healthcare providers that have signed a contract with EHIF and deliver EHIF-financed healthcare.
=== [[hasDatabase::Database:_Estonian_Health_Insurance_Fund_(EHIF)_Database_(Estonia)|Database: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database]] ===
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'''Data level:''' Patient level.
== Registries ==
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'''Number of Records:''' 1.3 million people, i.e. 95% of Estonia's population.
=== [[hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cancer_Screening_Registry_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cancer Screening Registry]] ===


'''Date Range:''' 2004 onwards.
=== [[hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cancer_Registry_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cancer Registry]] ===


'''Link/Contact for data request:''' [https://www.haigekassa.ee/en/organisation/contact-client-service Contact information.]
=== [[hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cause_of_Death_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cause of Death]] ===
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== [[Registries]] ==
=== [[hasDatabase::Database:_Statistics_Estonia_Cause_of_Death_(Estonia)|Database: Statistics Estonia Cause of Death]] ===


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=== [[hasDatabase::Database: Statistics Estonia - Malignant Tumours (Estonia)|Database: Statistics Estonia - Malignant Tumours]] ===
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'''Primary purpose:''' A complete and reliable registration of incident cancer cases in Estonia.
== Databases for Clinical Trials, Surveys and Biobanks ==
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'''Sponsor, manager, or home institution:''' The [https://en.tai.ee/en/ National Institute for Health Development]
=== [[hasDatabase::Survey:_The_Survey_on_Health,_Ageing_and_Retirement_in_Europe_(SHARE)_(Estonia)|Survey: The Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)]] ===


'''Available databases:''' The [https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__02Haigestumus__04PahaloomulisedKasvajad/?tablelist=true Health Statistics and Health Research Database] and the [http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/dialog/statfile1.asp Statistics Estonia Database]
=== [[hasDatabase::Survey:_The_Estonian_Health_Interview_Survey_(ETeU)_(Estonia)|Survey: The Estonian Health Interview Survey (ETeU)]] ===
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'''Available information:''' Datasets about the incidence of cancer in general and specific types of cancer, sortable by year, sex, site and age group, as well as causes of death and death rates.
== Clinical Practice Guidelines ==
=== [[hasClinicalGuidelines::Palliative_Care_Treatment_Guideline_(Estonia)|Guidelines: Palliative Care Treatment Guideline]] ===


'''Collected information:''' patient name, identification number, gender, date of birth, place of birth, residence, marital status, nationality, primary site, date of diagnosis, confirmation methods of diagnosis, tumour morphology and grade, extent of disease, primary treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, cytostatic chemotherapy, hormone therapy, other treatment), follow-up data (date of death or emigration) and cause of death, source of information -->
== Electronic Health Records ==
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===[https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__02Haigestumus__04PahaloomulisedKasvajad/?tablelist=true Health Statistics and Health Research Database]===
=== [[hasHealthRecords::Database:_Health_Information_System_(Estonia)|Database: Health Information System]] ===
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'''Primary purpose:''' A complete and reliable registration of incident cancer cases in Estonia.
== Latest Policymaking Initiatives ==
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'''Sponsor, manager, or home institution:''' The [https://en.tai.ee/en/r-and-d/registers/estonian-cancer-registry National Institute for Health Development]
=== [[hasPolicy::National_Plan:_Action_Plan_for_Cancer_Control_(Estonia)|National Plan: Action Plan for Cancer Control]] ===


'''Type of information:''' Datasets about incidence of cancer in general and specific types of cancer, sortable by year, sex, site and age group.
=== [[hasReport::Report:_The_State_of_Healthcare_Integration_in_Estonia_(Estonia)|Report: The State of Healthcare Integration in Estonia]] ===


'''Data level:''' National level. Malignant neoplasms' statistics are submitted by 15 counties.
=== [[hasReport::Reports:_The_Health_Funds_(Estonia)|Reports: The Health Fund's]] ===
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'''Number of records:''' Every registered Estonian citizen i.e. 1.3 million people.
=== [[hasReport::Report:_EU_Country_Cancer_Profile_2023_(Estonia)|Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2023]] ===


'''Date range:''' From 1968 to 2019.
=== [[hasReport::Report:_EU_Country_Cancer_Profile_2025_(Estonia)|Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2025]] ===


'''Data source:''' “Reporting of cancer cases is compulsory to all physicians working in Estonia who diagnose or treat cancer. Data are submitted to the registry also by forensic pathologists-experts” (3).
=== [[hasReport::Report:_Cancer_in_Estonia:_morbidity_and_survival_(Estonia)|Report: Cancer in Estonia: morbidity and survival]] ===
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'''Cancer areas of interest (ICD):''' All sites (C00–C97);
== Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources ==
All sites except other skin (C00–C97, except C44);
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Lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00–C14);
Digestive organs (C15–C26);
Respiratory and intrathoracic organs (C30–C39);
Female genital organs (C51–C58);
Male genital organs (C60–C63);
Urinary tract (C64–C68);
Brain and central nervous system (C70–C72);
Leukaemia (C91–C95);
Lymphomas (C81–C85/C96); county-level lymphoma data include Hodgkin’s disease as well as non-Hodgkin lymphomas.


'''Link/contact:''' [https://en.tai.ee/en/r-and-d/registers/estonian-cancer-registry Contact information.]
=== [[hasPatientAssociation::Patient Association: Estonian Cancer Society (Europa Donna Estonia) (Estonia)|Patient Association: Estonian Cancer Society (Europa Donna Estonia)]] ===


=== [https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/search?searchquery=malignant%20neoplasm Statistics Estonia Database] ===
=== [[hasPatientAssociation::Patient_Association:_"Gift_of_Life"_Foundation_(Estonia)|Patient Association: "Gift of Life" Foundation]] ===


'''Primary Purpose:''' To provide information about demographic, social, economic and environmental development of Estonia for the purposes of development plans and projections, policy planning, scientific and applied research, and making informed decisions.
=== [[hasPatientGuides::Patient Guides: ESMO Patient Guides Compilation (Estonia)|Patient Guides: ESMO Patient Guides Compilation]] ===


'''Sponsor, manager, or home institution:''' [https://www.stat.ee/en/statistics-estonia/about-us Statistics Estonia], responsible for coordinating the system of classifications and for data governance in the country.
=== [[hasPatientGuides::Patient Guides: Ravijuhend Patient Guides (Estonia)|Patient Guides: Ravijuhend Patient Guides]] ===


'''Type of information:''' Datasets on causes of death and death rates.
== [[hasQoLandPalliativeCareResearch::Quality_of_Life_and_Palliative_Care_Research_(Estonia)|Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research]] ==
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'''Data level:''' National level.
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<span style="display:none">hasCancerCenter::Tartu University Hospital</span>
'''Number of records:''' Every registered Estonian citizen i.e. 1.3 million people.
<span style="display:none">hasCancerCenter::North Estonia Medical Centre</span>
 
<span style="display:none">hasCancerCenter::East Tallinn Central Hospital</span>
'''Date range:''' From 1989 onwards.
<span style="display:none">hasHealthcareSystem::Healthcare_System_(Estonia)|Healthcare System</span>
 
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database:_Estonian_Health_Insurance_Fund_(EHIF)_Database_(Estonia)|Database: Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) Database</span>
'''Data source:''' Estonian Causes of Death Registry
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cancer_Screening_Registry_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cancer Screening Registry</span>
 
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cancer_Registry_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cancer Registry</span>
'''Cancer areas of interest (ICD):''' All sites (C00–C97);
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database:_Andmebaas_Cause_of_Death_(Estonia)|Database: Andmebaas Cause of Death</span>
All sites (C00–C97);
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database:_Statistics_Estonia_Cause_of_Death_(Estonia)|Database: Statistics Estonia Cause of Death</span>
Lip, oral cavity and pharynx (C00–C14);
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Statistics_Estonia:_Malignant_Tumours_(Estonia)|Statistics Estonia: Malignant Tumours</span>
Oesophagus (C15);
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Survey:_The_Survey_on_Health,_Ageing_and_Retirement_in_Europe_(SHARE)_(Estonia)|Survey: The Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)</span>
Stomach (C16);
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Survey:_The_Estonian_Health_Interview_Survey_(ETeU)_(Estonia)|Survey: The Estonian Health Interview Survey (ETeU)</span>
Colon and rectosigmoid junction (C18, C19);
<span style="display:none">hasClinicalGuidelines::Palliative_Care_Treatment_Guideline_(Estonia)|Palliative Care Treatment Guideline</span>
Colon (C18);
<span style="display:none">hasHealthRecords::Database:_Health_Information_System_(Estonia)|Database: Health Information System</span>
Colon and rectosigmoid junction (C19);
<span style="display:none">hasPolicy::National_Plan:_Action_Plan_for_Cancer_Control_(Estonia)|National Plan: Action Plan for Cancer Control</span>
Rectum and anus (C20, 21);
<span style="display:none">hasReport::Report:_The_State_of_Healthcare_Integration_in_Estonia_(Estonia)|Report: The State of Healthcare Integration in Estonia</span>
Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22);
<span style="display:none">hasReport::Reports:_The_Health_Funds_(Estonia)|Reports: The Health Fund's</span>
Pancreas (C25);
<span style="display:none">hasReport::Report:_EU_Country_Cancer_Profile_2023_(Estonia)|Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2023</span>
Respiratory organs (C30–C39);
<span style="display:none">hasReport::Report:_Cancer_in_Estonia:_morbidity_and_survival_(Estonia)|Report: Cancer in Estonia: morbidity and survival</span>
Larynx, trachea, bronchus and lung (C32-C34);
<span style="display:none">hasPatientAssociation::Patient_Association:_"Gift_of_Life"_Foundation_(Estonia)|Patient Association: "Gift of Life" Foundation</span>
Melanoma of skin (C43);
<span style="display:none">hasPatientGuides::Compilation:_ESMO_Patient_Guides_(Estonia)|Compilation: ESMO Patient Guides</span>
Breast (C50);
<span style="display:none">hasQoLandPalliativeCareResearch::Quality_of_Life_and_Palliative_Care_Research_(Estonia)|Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research</span>
Cervix uteri (C53);
<span style="display:none">hasDatabase::Database: Statistics Estonia - Malignant Tumours (Estonia)|Database: Statistics Estonia - Malignant Tumours</span>
Other parts of uterus (C54, C55);
<span style="display:none">hasClinicalGuidelines::Palliative_Care_Treatment_Guideline_(Estonia)|Guidelines: Palliative Care Treatment Guideline</span>
Ovary (C56)
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms</span>
Prostate (C61);
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types</span>
Kidney (C64);
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers</span>
Bladder (C67);
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers</span>
Lymphoid/haemotopoietic tissue (C81-C96);
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers</span>
Leukaemia (C91–C95);
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers</span>
 
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma</span>
'''Link/contact:''' [https://www.stat.ee/en/find-statistics/methodology-and-quality/esms-metadata/30205#1-Contact-0 Contact information.]
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer</span>
 
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer</span>
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<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers</span>
 
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer</span>
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<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers</span>
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<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer</span>
 
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers</span>
== [[Electronic Health Records]] ==
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas</span>
 
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system</span>
=== [https://www.tehik.ee/en/health-information-system Health Information System] ===
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start</span>
 
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread</span>
'''Primary Purpose:''' Allowing healthcare service providers to see and share patient information and healthcare data.
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour</span>
 
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature</span>
'''Sponsor, manager, or home institution:''' Ministry of Social Affairs (sponsor); Health and Welfare Information Systems Centre - TEHIK (manager)
<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::unknown</span>
 
'''Number of records:''' 1.3 million people i.e. any Estonian citizen who used a healthcare service since 2008.
 
'''Data source:''' Data inserted by healthcare providers.
 
'''Date range:''' 2008 onwards.
 
'''Link/contact:''' [https://www.digilugu.ee/login Contact information.]
 
== [[Clinical Practices Guidelines]] ==
 
=== [https://www.tai.ee/et/valjaanded/vahitorje-tegevuskava-2021-2030 Action Plan for Cancer Control] ===
 
'''Primary purpose:''' Reducing the number of cancer cases and deaths, and improving the quality of life of cancer patients.
 
'''Level:''' National level.
 
'''Cancer ares of interest:''' All.
 
== [[Latest Policymaking Initiatives]] ==
 
=== [https://intra.tai.ee//images/prints/documents/161537779082_Tervishoiukulud_2019.pdf Healthcare Costs 2019] ===
 
'''Institution:''' National Institute for Health Development
 
'''Primary purpose:''' Provide information about healthcare costs for anyone interested in healthcare.
 
'''Type of information:''' Total national health expenditure, comparisons to previous years, share of public sector and other details, household expenditures, and healthcare insurance fund expenditures, among others.
 
'''Level:''' National level.
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