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=== [[hasClinicalGuidelines::LPAD_Guideline_(Lithuania)|LPAD Guideline]] ===
'''Sponsor, manager or home institution:''' Ietuvos pulmonologų ir alergologų draugija.
'''Primary purpose:''' To guide health care professionals in diagnosing and treating lung cancer, considering the patient's individual needs, preferences, values, and characteristics.
'''Type of information:''' Epidemiology, diagnostics, treatments, palliative care, quality of life, follow up of lung cancers.
'''Access to information:''' Access information [https://www.pulmoalerg.lt/wp-admin/admin-post.php?action=preview_document&post_id=2306].
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Revision as of 17:47, 20 May 2024

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Cancer Centers

Healthcare System

Administrative or Claims Data

Registries

Clinical Practices Guidelines

Latest Policymaking Initiatives

Reports: Health statistics publications

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Higienus Intitutas.

Primary purpose: To present statistical information and data analysis related to specific health topics and healthcare aspects in Lithuania.

Type of information: Incidence, morbidity and mortality of malignant tumors; Rate of death from malignant tumors; Population (percentage) that participated in breast and cervical cancer prevention programs.

Data level: National and regional level.

Access to information: Access Information [1]. Screenings information [2].

Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2023

Sponsor, manager or home institution: OECD and European Commission.

Primary purpose: To provide reliable data on cancer prevention and care, identifying trends, disparities, and inequalities among EU Member States and regions to guide interventions under Europe's Beating Cancer Plan.

Type of information: National cancer burden; Cancer incidence and mortality; Risk factors for cancer; Early detection programs (screenings); Cancer care performance, The impact of COVID-19 on cancer care.

Data level: National level.

Access to information: Access Information [3].

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Patients Communities

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Various institutions.

Primary purpose: To provide support, information, advocacy, and a sense of community for individuals affected by cancer, aiming to improve their quality of life and promote awareness, research, and better care.

Access to information: Information [4].

Compilation: ESMO Patient Guides

Sponsor, manager or home institution: European Society for Medical Oncology.

Primary purpose: To translate complex medical language into understandable information for patients.

Available guides: Surviving Cancer; AML; Follicular lymphoma; CML; Glioblastoma; Bone Sarcoma; Soft Tissue Sarcomas; Colorectal Cancer; Breast Cancer; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Region; Cancer of the Uterus (Endometrium).

Type of information: Information on each guide varies for each cancer type. Generally, guides provide definitions, explanations of causes, diagnosis, treatment, treatment options, care after treatment, among others.

Access to information: List of guides [5].

Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research

List of Articles: Quality of Life [6] and Palliative Care [7].