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ECCO Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care: Prostate cancer.

Authors :: Brausi M
Hoskin P
Andritsch E
Banks I
Beishon M
Boyle H
Colecchia M
Delgado-Bolton R
Höckel M
Leonard K
Lövey J
Maroto P
Mastris K
Medeiros R
Naredi P
Oyen R
de Reijke T
Selby P
Saarto T
Valdagni R
Costa A
Poortmans P
Source :: Critical reviews in oncology/hematology [Crit Rev Oncol Hematol] 2020 Apr; Vol. 148, pp. 102861. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 07.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Background: ECCO Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care (ERQCC) are written by experts representing all disciplines involved in cancer care in Europe. They give oncology teams, patients, policymakers and managers an overview of essential care throughout the patient journey.<br />Prostate Cancer: Prostate cancer is the second most common male cancer and has a wide variation in outcomes in Europe. It has complex diagnosis and treatment challenges, and is a major healthcare burden. Care must only be a carried out in prostate/urology cancer units or centres that have a core multidisciplinary team (MDT) and an extended team of health professionals. Such units are far from universal in European countries. To meet European aspirations for comprehensive cancer control, healthcare organisations must consider the requirements in this paper, paying particular attention to multidisciplinarity and patient-centred pathways from diagnosis, to treatment, to survivorship.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest for this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)