New European Information and Communication Platform Striving for Improved Care for Colorectal Cancer Patients – www.crcprevention.eu

Czech version

Authors: L. Dušek ^1,2; P. Poc ³; O. Májek ^1,2; Š. Suchánek ⁴; B. Seifert ⁵; J. Gregor ¹; M. Zavoral ⁴
Authors‘ workplace: Institut biostatistiky a analýz, LF a PřF MU, Brno ¹; Ústav zdravotnických informací a statistiky ČR, Praha ²; Kancelář poslance Evropského parlamentu, Brusel ³; Interní klinika 1. LF UK a ÚVN Praha ⁴; Ústav všeobecného lékařství, 1. LF UK v Praze ⁵
Published in: Klin Onkol 2014; 27(Supplementum 2): 131-137
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amko20142S131

Overview

The article introduces a new information and communication platform that focuses on the promotion of colorectal cancer prevention and on the improvement of care for colorectal cancer patients. In addition to the platform’s objectives, the article also presents the conclusions of the first year of the “European Colorectal Cancer Days” international conference held annually in Brno since 2012. Further information and news are available at www.crcprevention.eu.

Key words:
colorectal cancer – initiative – prevention – screening – conference

This study was supported by the project 36/14//NAP “Development and implementation of methodology for the evaluation of effectiveness of personalised invitations of citizens to cancer screening programmes” as part of the programme of the Czech Ministry of Health “National action plans and conceptions”.

The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.

The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE “uniform requirements” for biomedical papers.

Submitted:
18. 8. 2014

Accepted:
16. 9. 2014

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