How to implement the requirements of a quality assurance system for prostate cancer.

Purpose: In 2003, the German Cancer Society (Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft, DKG) launched a certification program aimed at improving the quality of cancer care. The purpose of this article is to describe the experience of the Prostate Cancer Unit (PCU) at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, in the process towards DKG certification.

Methods: In 2018, PCU decided to apply for certification by adopting DKG catalogue of requirements (CoR) and quality indicators.