Patient Guides: ESMO Patient Guides Compilation (Slovakia)
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 [1].