Constricting Gaps: Protocol development, implementation challenges and lessons learned for the eality mp of unet needs for alliative Care nterventions in advanced ancer patient study in Romania and Switzerland.

Background: Patients with advanced cancer experience many symptoms and needs requiring a Palliative Care Intervention (PCI). Identifying gaps between needs for PCIs and experienced delivery may improve health care, furthermore the association of gaps with quality indicators (QI). The multicentre Romanian (RO)-Swiss (CH) reality map study implemented a novel protocol based on needs concepts and culturally adapted quality indicators (QI).

Hereditary Breast Cancer in Romania-Molecular Particularities and Genetic Counseling Challenges in an Eastern European Country.

In Romania, breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy in women. However, there is limited data on the prevalence of predisposing germline mutations in the population in the era of precision medicine, where molecular testing has become an indispensable tool in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutics. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study to determine the prevalence, mutational spectrum, and histopathological prediction factors for hereditary breast cancer (HBC) in Romania.

Developing a needs assessment questionnaire for women of reproductive age following breast cancer treatment: a cross-sectional pilot study in a Romanian sample.

Purpose: Studies addressing the needs of cancer patients highlight the necessity to identify what types of informational and support needs are specific to women of reproductive age after primary treatment for breast cancer. We developed a questionnaire for evaluating informational and treatment decision, psychological and socio-familial needs in young breast cancer patients following treatment.

Methods: 101 patients of reproductive age, treated for breast cancer at the Oncology Institute "Prof.