By annette
On April 9, 2024 IHE participates in the roundtable event “Fighting Lung Cancer Together as Equals – a Year On” under the patronage of MEP Cristian-Silvio Bușoi in the European Parliament. Thomas Hofmarcher and Bardh Manxhuka presents key findings of the recently published IHE Report 2024:5. This report follows up on the original Call to …
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Researchers from IHE have investigated the perceived disease burden among people with experience of moderate to severe acute allergic reactions. The study characterized people with experience of moderate to severe AARs and evaluated their self-reported disease burden Read more
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How good are European health systems in publishing real-world data (RWD) on quality indicators in cancer care? This report looks at the example of drug treatment rates in advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC). Read more
By annette
The report explores current challenges and opportunities to improve the care of women with TNBC. The report is available in English and Spanish. Read more
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Austria’s National Cancer Plan turns 10 years in 2024. To mark this anniversary, Thomas Hofmarcher went to Vienna to present an assessment of Austria’s cancer care system at the event “10 Jahre Nationales Krebsrahmenprogramm in Österreich” in the Austrian Parliament. In a European comparison, cancer patients in Austria fare comparatively well, but there is still …
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Health technology assessment (HTA) decisions for pharmaceuticals are complex and evolving. New rare disease treatments are often approved more quickly through accelerated approval schemes, creating more uncertainties about clinical evidence and budget impact at the time of market entry. Real-world evidence (RWE), has been suggested as a means to support HTA decisions for rare disease …
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The Swedish Institute for Health Economics welcomes Marcela Urey-Adamsson and Jad Shedrawy who joined our team in January and they both work as research manager, Marcela at the Lund office and Jad at the Stockholm office.
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The OECD just published a new report about cancer care in Europe with input from IHE. The report puts a spotlight on the disease burden, cancer prevention, early detection, and the sustainability of cancer care systems. Read more and download the report
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This new report sheds light on inequalities in cancer care across the EU and provides recommendations for improvement. The report highlights inequalities between and within countries. Five case studies are analyzed relating to HPV vaccination, colorectal cancer screening, biomarker testing, cancer medicines and evidence-based care, access to financial products for survivors (‘the right to be …
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What is the current status of cancer care in my country? Are we reaching the aims defined in the national cancer control program or target values set by international institutions? Are we below or above the EU average? These are three questions that IHE’s Cancer Dashboard for Poland tries to illustrate. The dashboard is specifically …