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Policy: National Cancer Control Plan 2020-2030

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Ministry of Health; all other organizations participating in the plan.

Primary purpose: Improve cancer care at all levels, including primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, research, education, and data recording.

Type of information: Detailed plans for all goals above, including objectives, resources, stakeholders, economic evaluations and key references.

Data level: National level.

Access to information: Contact information [1]. English version [2].

Report: Breast Cancer Screenings and Diagnoses

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Nacionalni Program Ranog Otkrivanja Raka Dojke.

Primary purpose: To recommend and implement a mammographic screening program for women aged 50 to 69 years to reduce breast cancer morbidity and mortality while ensuring quality and accessibility of services.

Type of information: Breast cancer incidence and mortality; Incidance rate; General data on screening program implementation, quality control, and early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

Data level: National level.

Access to information: Access Information [3].

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 [4].

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Screening: National Breast Cancer Early Detection Program

Primary Purpose: To reduce mortality from breast cancer by 15-25%, to detect breast cancer in the initial stage in the highest possible percentage, and to improve the quality of life of breast cancer patients.

Data level: National level.

Contact information: Information [5].

Resource: ESMO Patient Guides

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

Primary purpose: Provide patients, their relatives and caregivers guides to better understand complex medical information about different types of cancer.

Available guides: Cancer Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Side Effects Associated with Immunotherapy and Their Management; Personalized Medicine in Oncology; Life with Cancer; Breast Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Cervical Cancer.

Type of information: Laymen-directed descriptions of specific cancers, their causes, diagnoses, treatment, screening, and side effects, among other relevant information for patients, their relatives and caregivers.

Access to information: Patient Guides [6].

Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research

List of Articles: Quality of Life [7] and Palliative Care [8].