Dégi László Csaba: From ECO president – The quality of life
Dégi László Csaba, Full Professor at UBB, ECO President, IPOS Secretary, Ombudsman, APSCO President, and FSAS Ph.D. Director, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“From ECO president | The quality of life
When was the last time someone asked you about your quality of life?
Probably never – and it’s probably not a question you would ever expect. But for a cancer patient or survivor, it’s profoundly important. When you’re living with cancer – or living beyond it – quality of life is everything. It’s about feeling heard, feeling valued, feeling supported.
It’s why the European Cancer Organisation is now engaged in a vital EU-funded project on the topic: EUonQol.
The goal is clear: measure and improve what truly matters to patients and survivors in their day-to-day lives.
Cancer is such a personalised experience. So we must measure what matters in a way that can be used by health systems across Europe and integrated into individual patient records to help shape every aspect of care.
In the end, it can seem so basic: Ask the patient and survivor what they want, what’s bothering them, what’s fundamentally changed for them. Take the time to listen and compile their answers. This is what it means to truly care about the cancer experience and how to improve it.
And often, it all begins by asking that simple question: ‘How’s your quality of life?’
Read the full message here.”
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