Abstract The European Union Council Recommendation of 2 December 2003 on cancer
screening suggests the implementation of organised, population-based breast cancer …

Background Greece has been severely affected by the 2008 global economic crisis and its
health system was, and still is, among the national institutions most shaped by its effects …

Objective To determine if the onset of the economic crisis in Spain affected cancer mortality
and mortality trends. Method We conducted a longitudinal ecological study based on all …

Interventions for residents and medical/financial resources available to screening providers
can improve cancer screening rates. Yet the mechanisms by which the interactions of these …

Objective To present the initial assessment of psychosocial adaptation among Greek
parents whose children were newly diagnosed with cancer amidst the turmoil of an ongoing …

The increasing burden of lung cancer (LC) in Crete, Greece, has raised certain concerns
about the potential association of environmental risk factors with LC. The aim of this study …

According to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the
essential determinants of health are the percentage of smokers, overweight and obesity …

This paper discusses whether European institutions should devote so much attention and
funding to cross-border healthcare or they should instead prioritise guaranteeing universal …

In fact, the screening regulations in Greece are evidence-based and in accordance with the
official guidelines for early detection of cervical and breast cancer of the most authoritative …

The Greek crisis was the deepest in post-war Europe. Public spending on health, that had
grown extremely fast in the first decade of the 2000s, was cut by almost 40% between 2010 …