All.Can Patient Survey

74 Poland About this survey in Poland The survey in Poland was conducted in partnership with All.Can Poland. Data collection took place from 7 June – 30 November 2018. A total of 1,135 people took part in the Polish survey. Respondent profile • Cancer type: breast 39% ; gynaecological 14% ; haematological 8% ; other (various cancer types, all <5%) 39% • Gender: female 83% ; male 17% • Age: 0–24 3% ; 25–64 75% ; 65+ 22% Where did inefficiencies occur most? • Dealing with ongoing side effects: 27% • Dealing with the psychological impacts: 18% • My initial cancer diagnosis: 14% i Najwyższa Izba Kontroli (NIK) 2018. How to prevent and cure cancer more effectively? Available online at https://www.nik.gov.pl/plik/ id,16371,vp,18897.pdf ’There is always something to improve – definitely faster start of treatment from the first diagnosis, because undoubtedly the whole process takes too long. During this time, the patient and family do not know what to do with themselves, and the cancer progresses’. In Poland each year, over 163,000 people are diagnosed with cancer, and more than 100,000 people die from cancer. i