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Cancer Centers
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil
Healthcare System
Administrative or Claims Data
Registries
Database: Mortality by Malignant Neoplasms
Database: Health Care Personnel Statistics
Database: Cancer Screening Monitoring
Database: Cancer Incidence, Survival and Mortality in the Southern Region of Portugal (ISM)
Database: Cancer Survival and Incidence in the Northern Region of Portugal
Database: Cancer Survival and Incidence in the Central Region of Portugal
Database: Cancer Incidence in Portugal
Databases for Clinical Trials, Surveys and Biobanks
Latest Policymaking Initiatives
Reports: National Institute of Statistics
Report: National Health Service
Report: National Oncology Registry
Report: National Commission for Palliative Care (CNCP)
Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2023
Patient Associations
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Various institutions.
Primary purpose: To enhance oncology patient care by fostering collaboration, active participation, and communication, allowing users to influence healthcare strategies and priorities, with the associations serving as key intermediaries for user concerns.
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: Colorectal 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 [2].
Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research
List of Articles: Quality of Life [3] and Palliative Care [4].
