Patient Guides: ESMO Patient Guides Compilation (Italy)

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

Primary purpose: To translate complex medical language into understandable information for patients.

Available guides: Cancer Treatments During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Cancer Pain; Survival; Cervical Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Breast Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Non-small cell lung cancer; Cancer of the Biliary Tracts; Glioma; LAM; Follicular Lymphoma; CML; Multiple Myeloma; Soft Tissue Sarcomas; Sarcomas of Bone; Head and Neck Cancer.

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].