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Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Patient Associations: 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 [1].

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 [2].

Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research

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