Patient Guides: ESMO Patient Guides Compilation (Belgium)

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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.

Cancer areas of interest: C40-C41: Bone cancers; C15-C26: Digestive system cancers; C51-C58: Female genitalia cancer; C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system; C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer; C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers; C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer. Side Effects of Immunotherapy and Its Management; AML; Bone Sarcomas; Colorectal Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Follicular Lymphoma; Glioma; Head and Neck Cancers; CML; Stomach Cancer; Soft Tissue Sarcomas.

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