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Cancer Centers
Healthcare System
Administrative or Claims Data
Database: Cancer Prevention Statistics
Database: Activities of in-patient beds
Database: Cancer Procedures
Database: Disease Incidence and Prevalence
Registries
Clinical Practices Guidelines
Latest Policymaking Initiatives
Reports: Health statistics publications
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].
Patients Communities
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Various institutions.
Primary purpose: To provide support, information, advocacy, and a sense of community for individuals affected by cancer, aiming to improve their quality of life and promote awareness, research, and better care.
Access to information: Information [2].
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: Surviving Cancer; AML; Follicular lymphoma; CML; Glioblastoma; Bone Sarcoma; Soft Tissue Sarcomas; Colorectal Cancer; Breast Cancer; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Region; Cancer of the Uterus (Endometrium).
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 [3].
