Patient Guides: ESMO Patient Guides Compilation (Denmark)

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

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

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. Click here to learn more.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Bone Health in Cancer; Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Cancer Pain Management; Immunotherapy Side Effects; Personalised Cancer Medicine; Survivorship; AML; Biliary Tract Cancer; Bladder Cancer; Bone Sarcoma; Breast Cancer; Cervical Cancer; CML; Colorectal Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Follicular Lymphoma; Glioma; Head and Neck Cancer; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Multiple Myeloma; Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer; Oesophageal Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Pancreatic Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Soft Tissue Sarcoma; Stomach Cancer; Testicular Cancer. Click here to learn more.

Access to information: Click here to access.

Mouth Throat Oropharynx Nasopharynx Hypopharynx Larynx Salivary glands Lips Tonsils base of tongue Voice box Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine Colon Rectum Anus Liver Gallbladder Bile ducts Pancreas Lung Trachea Bronchi Pleura Mediastinum Bone Cartilage Osteosarcoma Ewings sarcoma Skin Melanoma Scalp Lips Hands Feet Muscle Fat Tendon Ligament Blood vessels Connective tissue Sarcoma Angiosarcoma Liposarcoma Lobular Breast Nipple Areola Ductal Vulva Vagina Cervix Uterus Ovary Fallopian tubes Endometrium Prostate Testicles Penis Kidney Ureter Bladder Urethra Eye Brain Spinal cord Thyroid gland Parathyroid Adrenal glands Pituitary gland Pancreas Thymus gland Peritoneum Pericardium Retroperitoneum Mesothelium Blood Bone marrow Lymph nodes Spleen Leukemia dataOwner::European Society for Medical Oncology availableVariable::diagnosis availableVariable::medical procedures|treatment hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature hasCancerType::unknown