Consultation on strategies to improve and strengthen cancer control programmes
Information sources from the web
There are countless websites that provide information about cancer. A few sites that contain information specific to the cancer situation and cancer control in Europe follow.
Public health in Europe
- European Commission’s site on public health
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European Commission and WHO report, “Health status overview for countries of central and eastern Europe that are candidates for accession to the European Union”
A report produced by the Health Information and Evidence Unit of the WHO Regional Office for Europe (Copenhagen) with the support of the European Commission and the Ministry of Health of Finland. -
European Health Management Association
European network which seeks to improve health through better management
Cancer in Europe
- European Code Against Cancer
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Cancer Mondial
This project is a joint initiative of IARC and the European Commission, through the European Network of Cancer Registries, which is part of the EC 'Europe Against Cancer' programme, and the Global HORIZON project of the EC Directorate General XIII for Telecommunications, Information Market and Exploitation of Research. The aim of this project is provide online access to data on the incidence, prevalence, survival and mortality of cancer held by the IARC Unit of Descriptive Epidemiology. -
Comprehensive Cancer Monitoring in Europe (CaMon Project)
The aims of the project are to develop a cancer surveillance system for cancer occurrence and outcome (incidence, mortality, prevalence and survival), permitting situation analysis and monitoring of cancer burden in the Member States of the European Union and applicant states; and to disseminate such information within the European Union and world-wide, and to make it available for incorporation into the health monitoring system of the European Union Public Health Programme. - Cancer Incidence, Prevalence and Mortality in the European Union
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Estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in Europe in 1995
Bray F, Sankila R, Ferlay J, Parkin DM. European Journal of Cancer 2002;38:99-166. -
European Network of Cancer Registries
The European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR) project was established in 1989 and is supported by the European Commission. The ENCR Secretariat is housed at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France. - Survival of Cancer Patients in Europe: the EUROCARE-2 Study
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Automated Childhood Cancer Information System
A system of provision, presentation and interpretation of data on cancer incidence and survival of children and adolescents in Europe. -
University of Wisconsin (US) Comprehensive Cancer Center, Pain & Policy Studies Group
WHO Collaborating Centre project to improve the availability of opioid pain medications in Eastern Europe.
Tobacco control in Europe
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Tobacco Control Country Profiles 2003 (second edition)
The Tobacco Control Country Profiles (second edition) is an initiative of the 12th World Conference on Tobacco or Health held in Helsinki, Finland during August 2003. The American Cancer Society, World Health Organization, and International Union Against Cancer jointly publish this edition of the monograph. The World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and World Bank Group provided, in kind, data and personnel resources in support of this project. -
National Tobacco Information Online System
The National Tobacco Information Online System (NATIONS) is an electronically integrated information system containing country-specific information on a wide variety of tobacco control issues. It provides a uniform structure to monitor and assess the impact of tobacco, assist in the design of tobacco prevention and control programs and policies, and enhance future tobacco surveillance and evaluation research. NATIONS is a collaborative effort among World Health Organization’s Tobacco-Free Initiative at headquarters and Regional Offices, the American Cancer Society, the World Bank, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - National Tobacco Information Online System data on Europe
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WHO Regional Office for Europe tobacco control database
This database contains data on smoking prevalence and various aspects of tobacco control policies in WHO European Member States. It provides standardized information to track and assess the tobacco-related situation within and across countries in the region. Information can be either viewed on a country-by-country basis or in consolidated cross country comparison tables. -
Filter Online
Tobacco control advocacy newsletter for Central and Eastern European countries, featuring country reports and regional statistics.
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