The International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership: An international collaboration to inform cancer policy in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom

摘要: The International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) was initiated by the Department of Health in England to study international variation cancer survival, and inform policy improve survival. It is a research collaboration between twelve jurisdictions six countries: Australia (New South Wales, Victoria), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario), Denmark, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Wales). Leadership provided policymakers, with academics, clinicians registries forming an network conduct research. project currently has five modules examining: (1) (2) population awareness beliefs about cancer, (3) attitudes, behaviours systems primary care, (4) delays diagnosis treatment, their causes, (5) co-morbidities other factors. These employ range methodologies including epidemiological statistical analyses, surveys clinical record audit. first publications have already been used develop policies participating countries, further series under way. module design, governance structure, funding arrangements management approach partnership provide case conducting comparisons health that are both academically clinically robust immediate relevance policymakers.