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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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Useful links
Czech oncology
- www.onconet.cz – National Cancer Control Programme On-line
- www.linkos.cz – official website of the Czech Society for Oncology
- www.svod.cz – comprehensive web portal on the epidemiology of malignant tumours in the Czech Republic
Foreign websites
- www.wcrf.org – World Cancer Research Fund International
- www.iarc.fr – International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
- www.uicc.org – International Union Against Cancer (UICC)
- www.cancerresearchuk.org – UK charity dedicated to beating cancer through research
- www.cancer.org – American Cancer Society
- www.cancer.gov – National Cancer Institute, USA
- www.cancer.net – Oncologist-approved cancer information from the American Society of Clinical Oncology
- ecancer.org – latest news from cancer research
- ecancerpatient.org – information for patients to use while discussing treatment options with their doctor