Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on June 2, 2006
Annals of Oncology 2006 17(7):1063-1064; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdl152
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This article has been published jointly by invitation and consent in both the Journal of Clinical Oncology and the Annals of Oncology. © 2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology and European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the European Society for Medical Oncology.
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ASCO-ESMO consensus statement on quality cancer care
From the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA; and the European Society for Medical Oncology, Viganello-Lugano, Switzerland
Correspondence to: ASCO International Affairs Department, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 1900 Duke St, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314; e-mail: international@asco.org
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) are both dedicated to the provision of quality cancer care to patients worldwide. Recognizing that resources, financial and otherwise, vary greatly from country to country and that systems for providing medical care are similarly varied, ASCO and ESMO nevertheless
1. access to information
2. privacy, confidentiality, and dignity
3. access to medical records
4. prevention services
5. nondiscrimination
6. consent to treatment and choice
7. multidisciplinary cancer care
8. innovative cancer care
9. survivorship care planning
10. pain management, supportive, and palliative care
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