Reports: Situation in palliative care in Latvia (Latvia)

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Primary purpose: Aims to evaluate Latvia's current palliative care services, suggest improvements, and advocate for the establishment of comprehensive, person-centered care to meet the growing demand and provide quality end-of-life support for all, regardless of socio-economic status.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: The Ministry of Health and The Ministry of Welfare.

Type of information: The number of unique patients for whom the family doctor's practice provided palliative care at home; The number of unique patients for whom palliative care was provided within the framework of home care and in a day hospital; The actual and unique number of patients who received inpatient palliative care; The average number of beds in the palliative care.

Data level: regional level.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.

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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::The Ministry of Health dataOwner::The Ministry of Welfare availableVariable::number of patients|patients availableVariable::palliative care availableVariable::number of beds dataLevel::regional level isReport hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature hasCancerType::unknown