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Healthcare System

Registries

Databases for Clinical Trials, Surveys and Biobanks

Survey: European Health Interview Survey

Latest Policymaking Initiatives

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 [1].

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

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: Bone Health in Cancer; Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Cancer Pain Management; Immunotherapy Side Effects; Personalized 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.

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

Access to information: List of guides [2].

Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research

List of Articles: Quality of Life [3] and Palliative Care [4].