Patient Guides: ESMO Patient Guides Compilation (France)

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

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

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. Click here to learn more. Available guides: Cancer Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Immunotherapy Side Effects and Their Management; Personalized Medicine Survival; Colorectal Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Stomach Cancer; Gliomas; AML; CML; Follicular Lymphoma; Bone Sarcomas; Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC); Head and Neck Cancer; Soft Tissue Sarcomas.

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 availableVariable::diagnosis hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer