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Primary purpose: To translate complex medical language about cancer into understandable information for patients.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: European Society for Medical Oncology.
Type of information: Guidelines for each step in the cancer journey including information on cancer incidence and epidemiology; diagnosis, pathology and molecular biology; staging and risk assessment; management of advanced and metastatic disease; personalised medicine; long-term implications and survivorship; palliative care; among other information specific to each cancer type. All guidelines have references and methodology sections. Click here to learn more.
Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more.
Access to information: Click here to access.
Mouth
Throat
Oropharynx
Nasopharynx
Hypopharynx
Larynx
Salivary glands
Lips
Tonsils
base of tongue
Voice box
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Colon
Rectum
Anus
Liver
Gallbladder
Bile ducts
Pancreas
Lung
Trachea
Bronchi
Pleura
Mediastinum
Bone
Cartilage
Osteosarcoma
Ewings sarcoma
Skin
Melanoma
Scalp
Lips
Hands
Feet
Muscle
Fat
Tendon
Ligament
Blood vessels
Connective tissue
Sarcoma
Angiosarcoma
Liposarcoma
Lobular
Breast
Nipple
Areola
Ductal
Vulva
Vagina
Cervix
Uterus
Ovary
Fallopian tubes
Endometrium
Prostate
Testicles
Penis
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Eye
Brain
Spinal cord
Thyroid gland
Parathyroid
Adrenal glands
Pituitary gland
Pancreas
Thymus gland
Peritoneum
Pericardium
Retroperitoneum
Mesothelium
Blood
Bone marrow
Lymph nodes
Spleen
Leukemia
dataOwner::European Society for Medical Oncology
availableVariable::cancer incidence
availableVariable::diagnosis
availableVariable::risk of cancer|risk assessment
availableVariable::cancer survival|survivorship
availableVariable::palliative care
hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types
