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27. 10. 2015 Cancer in the older population of the Czech Republic
Population ageing has become a challenge to cancer care in developed countries. Particularities of the older population must be taken into account when considering cancer treatment. However, there is a lack of consensus on guidelines for this population due to the underrepresentation of older patients in clinical trials.
15. 1. 2014 Personalised invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening programmes
In January 2014, a project of personalised invitations for cancer screening programmes was launched in the Czech Republic. In particular, citizens are invited to participate in colorectal cancer screening (men and women), as well as breast cancer screening and cervical cancer screening (women). Personalised invitations are aimed at citizens who have not participated in cancer screening programmes in the long term, and therefore are at a higher risk of developing cancer. The project is expected to increase participation rates in Czech cancer screening programmes.
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NOP On-line
start projektu: January 2006
The “NOP On-line project” (www.onconet.cz) is an information website which provides detailed information on cancer care in the Czech Republic as well as information on current nationwide projects of cancer prevention and cancer research.
Onconet.cz is the official website of the National Cancer Control Programme of the Czech Republic, which is run under the “NOP On-line” project.
The principal aim of the information gateway is to provide centralised and guaranteed scientific information about the fulfilment of the National Cancer Control Programme in the Czech Republic. The website provides a clearly arranged and comprehensive presentation of the Czech cancer centres network, involving basic information about each health care facility.
The long-term aim of the information gateway is to become a central source of information, which will be closely associated with and cooperate with other important nationwide sources of cancer information and data (e.g. www.linkos.cz), and will make that information available to the public in the Czech Republic and abroad. A special attention is paid to population-based epidemiological data (Czech National Cancer Registry), to in-process and upcoming projects of cancer prevention (monitoring of risk factors, screening programmes), and to important multicentre projects and clinical trials.
The information gateway is designed primarily for Comprehensive Cancer Centres (CCCs). The gateway might also be helpful to other health care institutions as well, to cancer patients and their families, as well as to the professional and lay public.
The project was authorised by the Board of Czech Society for Oncology (COS) and has been running under its auspices. The project is controlled by an expert council which is composed of heads of all involved centres, members of the Board of COS and leading experts in this field.
- Expert guarantor: Czech Society for Oncology
- Partners: all Comprehensive Cancer Centres (CCCs) in the Czech Republic (the current list is available at the website of NOP On-line project)
