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Adherence to breast cancer guidelines is associated with better survival outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Breast cancer (BC) clinical guidelines offer evidence-based recommendations to improve quality of healthcare for patients with or at risk of BC. The objectives are to analyse the impact of guidel...
Healthcare providers’ adherence to Breast Cancer Guidelines in Europe: a systematic literature review
Clinical guidelines’ (CGs) adherence supports high-quality care. This systematic literature review aims to assess the extent of healthcare providers’ adherence to breast cancer CGs in Europe and to id...
Monitoring and evaluation of breast cancer screening programmes: selecting candidate performance indicators
In the scope of the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) the Monitoring and Evaluation subgroup was tasked to identify breast cancer screening programme performance indicators, incl...
Using GRADE Evidence to Decision Frameworks to Choose from Multiple Interventions
Guideline development groups or other health care decision makers frequently encounter situations that require a simultaneous comparison of multiple interventions.
Recommendations from the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer for multigene testing to guide the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with early breast cancer, hormone receptor positive, HER-2 negative
Predicting the risk of recurrence and response to chemotherapy in women with early breast cancer is crucial to optimise adjuvant treatment. Despite the common practice of using multigene tests to pred...
"European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer": Recomendaciones Seleccionadas de Cribado de Cancer de Mama
The European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) has developed new recommendations on breast cancer screening and diagnosis. The objective of this work was to adapt these recommendations to...
Psycho-oncological support for breast cancer patients: A brief overview of breast cancer services certification schemes and national health policies in Europe
The aim of this overview is to describe how psychosocial support in breast cancer is incorporated in cancer-related policy documents, such as national cancer plans and breast cancer care certification...
Systematic review on women's values and preferences concerning breast cancer screening and diagnostic services
There is still lack of consensus on the benefit‐harm balance of breast cancer screening. In this scenario, women's values and preferences are crucial for developing health‐related recommendations. In ...
Intensive follow-up for women with breast cancer: review of clinical, economic and patient’s preference domains through evidence to decision framework
Women treated for breast cancer are followed-up for monitoring of treatment effectiveness and for detecting recurrences at an early stage. The type of follow-up received may affect women’s reassurance...
Presence, characteristics and equity of access to breast cancer screening programmes in 27 European countries in 2010 and 2014. Results from an international survey
A European survey on coverage and participation, and key organisational and policy characteristics of the programmes, targeting years 2010 and 2014, was undertaken in 2014.
Breast cancer (BC) clinical guidelines offer evidence-based recommendations to improve quality of healthcare for patients with or at risk of BC. The objectives are to analyse the impact of guidel...
Clinical guidelines’ (CGs) adherence supports high-quality care. This systematic literature review aims to assess the extent of healthcare providers’ adherence to breast cancer CGs in Europe and to id...
In the scope of the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) the Monitoring and Evaluation subgroup was tasked to identify breast cancer screening programme performance indicators, incl...
Guideline development groups or other health care decision makers frequently encounter situations that require a simultaneous comparison of multiple interventions.
Predicting the risk of recurrence and response to chemotherapy in women with early breast cancer is crucial to optimise adjuvant treatment. Despite the common practice of using multigene tests to pred...
The European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) has developed new recommendations on breast cancer screening and diagnosis. The objective of this work was to adapt these recommendations to...
The aim of this overview is to describe how psychosocial support in breast cancer is incorporated in cancer-related policy documents, such as national cancer plans and breast cancer care certification...
There is still lack of consensus on the benefit‐harm balance of breast cancer screening. In this scenario, women's values and preferences are crucial for developing health‐related recommendations. In ...
Women treated for breast cancer are followed-up for monitoring of treatment effectiveness and for detecting recurrences at an early stage. The type of follow-up received may affect women’s reassurance...
A European survey on coverage and participation, and key organisational and policy characteristics of the programmes, targeting years 2010 and 2014, was undertaken in 2014.