European Cancer Organisation Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care (ERQCC): Pancreatic Cancer

Abstract

European Cancer Organisation Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care (ERQCC) are written by experts representing all disciplines involved in cancer care in Europe. They give patients, health professionals, managers and policymakers a guide to essential care throughout the patient journey.Pancreatic cancer is an increasing cause of cancer mortality and has wide variation in treatment and care in Europe. It is a major healthcare burden and has complex diagnosis and treatment challenges. Care must be carried out only in pancreatic cancer units or centres that have a core multidisciplinary team (MDT) and an extended team of health professionals detailed here. 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. Introduction: The need for quality frameworksThere has been a growing emphasis on driving up quality in cancer organisations given variations in outcomes in Europe. The European Code of Cancer Practice, produced by a partnership of patients, advocates and cancer professionals, has recognised disparities in the quality of cancer management and comprises 10 rights that patients should expect from their healthcare systems for optimal care throughout the

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