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References and
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References

International organisations

European institutions

Civil society organisations

World Health Organisation
www.who.int/cancer

European Partnership of Action Against Cancer
http://www.epaac.eu

European Commission Iniciative on Breast Cancer
http://ecibc.jrc.ec.europa.eu

Cancer Control Joint Action
http://cancercontrol.eu

Association of European Cancer Leagues
www.europeancancerleagues.org

Cancer Caring Coping
www.cancercaringcoping.com

Eurocarers
www.eurocarers.org

European Association for Palliative Care
www.eapcnet.eu

European Cancer
www.ecco-org.eu

American Psychological Association

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Bouget, D. Spasova S. and Vanhercke, B.

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Coles A., Cartmell R.

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ECPC, Eurocarers.

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Europa Donna

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Expert Group on Metastatic Breast Cancer.

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Kielstra, P.

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Pfizer

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Schubart JR., Jane R., Kinzie M.B., and Farace E.

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WHO.

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YouGov and Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Acknowledgements

This publication has been developed by Eurocarers, in cooperation with the European Cancer Patient Coalition, and the European Association for Palliative Care.

Some of this content is based on information provided by Macmillan Cancer Support.
Contact: Claire Champeix

Eurocarers wish to thank for their contribution to this project: Charlotte Argyle (Macmillan Cancer Support); Alex Filicevas (ECPC); Pf. Elizabeth Hanson (Eurocarers); Petra Hoogendoorn; Julie Ling, Irene Murphy and Man-Britt Guldin (EAPC); Alison Penny (National Bereavement Alliance, UK); and the members of Eurocarers’ Research Working Group.

We also thank very warmly the informal carers of a person affected by cancer who kindly accepted to share their experience.

Eurocarers gratefully acknowledges the support of Merck, and Pfizer in producing this toolkit. The scope and the content of this toolkit are the sole responsibility of Eurocarers.

EUROCARERS
European Association working with carers
3, rue Abbé Cuypers,
1040 Brussels
www.eurocarers.org
Brussels, 2018.

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