STUDY OF THE ONCOLOGICAL CARE SYSTEM

The Amethyst Radiotherapy Center takes part in the nationwide "Patient Path" study. The project coordinated by the Oncology 2025 Foundation will verify the real waiting time for cancer diagnosis and treatment in Poland.

Ultimately, approximately 1000 oncology patients from all over the country will participate in the study. In a conversation with the interviewer, they will talk about the individual stages of the process of diagnosing their cancer - from its suspicion, through confirmation, to the beginning of treatment. This will be supplemented with information from your medical history. The survey is fully anonymous. They will be carried out by authorized employees of the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center.

The waiting time for diagnosis and initiation of treatment is one of the measures of the effectiveness of the oncological care system. It has been suspected for many years that it is long in Poland, which was confirmed by the two previous editions of the study. This system was analyzed for the first time in the second half of 2014, before the implementation of the oncology package. Data from the current surveys will allow us to determine what the situation of oncology patients in Poland is like after the changes that have taken place in the system in recent years.

As in previous editions of the study, the results will be presented to decision-makers and institutions that have a real impact on the shape of the oncological care system in Poland. Individual stories of individual patients will create a collective portrait of Polish oncology.

The Oncology 2025 Foundation, which is the initiator and organizer of the study, has been operating since 2014. Conducts analyzes and prepares reports on the situation of oncology patients in Poland and good practices that can help introduce changes and improvements. Amethyst Radiotherapy Center is one of the founders and founders of the Foundation.