Report: Spanish Association Against Cancer (Spain)

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Sponsor, manager or home institution: Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer.

Primary purpose: To address the current challenges and future prospects of palliative care and end-of-life support for the oncology population in Spain, focusing on multidisciplinary perspectives and biopsychosocial approaches.

Type of information: Estimation of the population with palliative needs; Evolution of the percentage of deaths of cancer patients; Number of palliative resources for adults; Social variables that hinder access to palliative care; Percentage of patients who receive radiotherapy; Percentage of patients who consume some pharmaceutical product directly derived from their treatment; Radiotherapy costs.

Data level: National and regional level.

Access to information: Access Information [1]; Radiotherapy information [2].