Your feedback counts as we need to show that Cross Border Healthcare matters for cancer patients.

Influencing policy works best if real examples can be stated: examples where cancer patients were not able to cross borders to receive cancer treatment. It would be very helpful for ECPC to get in touch with patients from different Member States that tried successfully or unsuccessfully to go to another EU Member State.

If you have such an example, could you please get in touch with us still in May 2010? We would appreciate your help and support!

We would ask the patients with this specific experience the following questions:

Q1. What was the reason for you to try to obtain treatment in another EU Country (please tick all that apply)
To reduce the waiting time for medical treatment in my home country;
To receive cheaper medical treatment;
To receive a treatment of better quality in general;
To access a clinical trial not offered in my home country;
To receive treatment from a renowned specialist;
To receive treatment that is not available at home, but in another EU Member State.

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Q2. When you tried to receive cancer treatment outside of your home country, have you finally been successful receiving that treatment?
YES. Please describe how you managed to get the treatment:
NO. Please describe under which reasons the treatment was refused:

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Q3: In case Q2 was YES: Has reimbursement of the treatment by your national health authority or health care insurer been a problem after you had received the treatment.
NO.
YES. Please describe the problem.

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Q4. Given your experience, what advice would you give other patients when trying to access cancer treatment in another EU country?

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Q5. What do you think are the issues that discourage citizens to obtain treatment in another EU country (tick all that apply)
It is easier to be treated near home
The quality of treatment at home is sufficient
Lack of information about what other medical treatment is available in other countries
Lack of information how to access medical treatment in other countries
Language reasons
Medical treatment abroad is not affordable
Other, please specify below

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