13 Feb Politics in Greece
National Registry of Childhood and Adolescent Patients with Neoplasm Diseases
According to a government announcement, the National Registry of Childhood and Adolescent Patients with Neoplasm Diseases has become a reality. Its purpose is to collect real-life data that will be used to draw conclusions on: the prevalence of neoplasms, age distribution, disease course, monitoring of outcomes, the effectiveness and safety of the treatments applied, and the assessment of the use of health services.
SIOPE Strategic Plan 'A European Cancer Plan for Children and Adolescents'.
This is the European plan presented in 2015 and includes the need to design exercise programmes tailored to meet the needs of children (9).
Standards of Care for Children with Cancer
In 2008, the European Society of Paediatric Oncology published the European standards of care for children with cancer. This publication emphasises the need for exercise as a means of rehabilitation from treatment (10).
Hospital units in Greece
There are 7 organised paediatric oncology units in Greece.
Paediatric Haematology-Oncology Clinic
University of Crete (University General Hospital of Heraklion (Pagni))
2nd University Paediatric Clinic of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AHEPA General Hospital)
Paediatric Oncology Department (IPOKRATEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF THESSALONIKI)
Department of Paediatric Haematology-Oncology (PAO) (GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN “AGIA SOPHIA”
Oncology Unit “Marianna V. Vardinoyannis-Elpida”
Department of Immunology and Histocompatibility / Unit of Hemorrhagic Disorders (and Centre for Haemophilic Children) / Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit (BMMO) / 1st Paediatric Clinic of the University of Athens Haematology-Oncology Unit (General Hospital for Children “Aghia Sophia” Oncology
Department of Aglaia Kyriakou (OTAK) (GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN P A KYRIAKOU)
Children’s and Adolescents’ Oncology Clinic (Children’s Hospital “Mitera”)
All centers in Greece have excellent cooperation between them under the auspices of the Hellenic Society of Pediatric Hematology – Oncology (EEPAO), which is the exclusive scientific body for doctors working in the field. The EPEAO and Greek physicians actively participate in the activities and working groups of the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE). The immediate objectives of the EPEAO are the reorganisation of the patient registry and the development of the coordination structures for unsubsidised academic clinical trials throughout the country. Supporters of the actions of both EPEAO and all units are the parent and support associations of children with cancer, such as:”Flame”, “Hope”, “Faith”, “Glow”, “Sunshine”, “Cancer” etc.(11)