Launched at the World Cancer Congress in Kuala Lumpur earlier this month, Cancerpedia is a cohesive framework for comprehensive cancer centres or programs that are able to provide the full spectrum of care, serve as a hub for education and research, and are integrated into broader cancer control and health systems. The framework was constructed with the patient at the centre and provides a system-level perspective as well as a granular view of the fundamental resources and structures needed to build and maintain individual cancer centres and programs. Cancerpedia is relevant to high, middle and low resource settings and can serve as a self-assessment checklist for healthcare administrators and professionals looking to develop, scale up, or maintain a comprehensive cancer centre or program.
Cancerpedia includes 34 chapters and over 800 pages of information on what is needed for a cancer centre. This includes centres that provide the full spectrum of care, serve as a hub for research and innovation, and are integrated with communities.
Cancerpedia is an open access, online resource which details the framework needed for designing and implementing a cancer centre or program anywhere in the world.
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