The Cancer Patient Working Group's (CPWG) main mission is the optimization of patient care in Europe and worldwide, the continuous improvement of cancer-specific information and education, the strengthening of patient autonomy and the support of patient rights.

Dr. Lorenz Jost

• Providing adequate information about cancer, its diagnosis, treatment, palliative care and aftercare
• Organizing meetings where patient organizations and individuals have the opportunity to express their wishes, concerns and requests
• Interacting with patients to share concerns and experiences and developing action plans for strengthening the role of patients in the oncology community
• Helping physicians and other healthcare providers to understand the specific needs of individual patients, to enhance the quality of communication and personal interaction
• Building strong coalitions between patient representative groups, cancer physicians and other healthcare providers in order to improve the quality of cancer care
• Assisting physicians in obtaining advice from specialists for rare or complex cancer cases

2008	Patient Seminar during 33rd ESMO Congress
2008	Patient Seminar during ECLU
2007	Cancer Patient Advocacy Forum
2007	Patient Seminar during ECLU
2006	CPWG established

NAME	COUNTRY	FUNCTION
Lorenz Jost	Switzerland	Chair
Pascale Blaes	Belgium	Committee Member
Raphael Catane	Israel	Committee Member
Louis Denis	Belgium	Committee Member
Giovanna Gatti	Italy	Committee Member
Lynn Faulds Wood	United Kingdom	Committee Member
Jesme Fox	United Kingdom	Committee Member
Paris A. Kosmidis	Greece	Committee Member
Stella Kyriakides	Cyprus	Committee Member
Gudrun Marie Ilse Pohl	Austria	Committee Member
Anita Waldmann	Germany	Committee Member

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