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Compilation: Croatian Medical Association Publications
Guideline: Guidelines for the treatment of cancer pain in adults
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Croatian Medical Association.
Primary purpose: Offer guidelines on how to treat adults with cancer in pain.
Type of information: Information on anamnesis and assessment of pain, pain scales, drug effects on pain, palliative care, among other information.
Access to information: List of guidelines [1].
Guideline: Clinical guidelines for the oncoplastic treatment of breast cancer
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Croatian Medical Association.
Primary purpose: Offer guidelines for oncoplastic breast cancer treatment.
Type of information: Offer epidemiology data, explanations on preventative examinations, invasive diagnostic methods, describe the psychological element of the treatment, and how the treatment itself should be conducted.
Access to information: List of guidelines [2].
HDGO Guidelines
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Hrvatskog Društva za Ginekologiju i Opstetriciju.
Primary purpose: To improve the quality of healthcare for gynecological cancer patients by standardizing, unifying, and optimizing diagnostics, treatment, and follow-up procedures.
Type of information: Diagnosis, treatments and follow-up of gynecological cancers.
Access to information: List of guidelines [3].
Latest Policymaking Initiatives
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 [4]. English version [5].
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 [6].
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 [7].
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 [8].
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 [9].
Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research
List of Articles: Quality of Life [10] and Palliative Care [11].
