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Reports: National Oncology Institute
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Národný Onkologický Inštitútu.
Primary purpose: To function as a clinical-research, academic, and educational platform to support the National Oncology Program in various areas, including epidemiology, science, research, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care.
Type of information: The most common cancers; Cancer diseases; Overview of the availability of palliative care in the health system; Number of capacities in palliative care; Availability of original oncology treatment; Cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening; Participation in opportunistic colorectal cancer screening; Number of breast, cervical, colorectal and lung screenings; Rate of participation in screenings; estimated rate of coverage; Share of clinical stages of malignant tumors; Number and percentage of clinical stages of malignant tumors; List of verified screening mammography workplaces; Number of women invited to a screening mammography examination; Relative rate of women's participation in mammography screening; Number of diagnosed malignancies during mammography screening.
Data level: National and regional level.
Access to information: Access annual reports [1]. Screenings information [2]; Epidemiological report of cancer diseases [3].
Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2023
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: Tumor Pain; Adverse Effects of Immunotherapy; Life after an Oncological Diagnosis;AML; CML; Follicular Lymphoma; Gliomas; Head and Neck Cancer; Liver Cancer; Endometrial Carcinoma; Cervical Carcinoma; Colorectal Cancer; Bone Sarcomas; Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma; Pancreatic Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Breast Cancer; Testicular Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Multiple Myeloma.
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 [4].
