Characteristics of cohorts in the Survivorship Unit at the Danish Cancer Society’s Research Center
Cohort name (acronym) PACO
Main focus areas To investigate the prevalence, determinants and disparities in receipt of first line treatment in newly diagnosed socially vulnerable lung cancer patients
Source of identification of study population
All newly diagnosed lung cancer patients who were referred for further treatment at the Oncology ward at Herlev University Hospital in the period Nov 2016 to Feb 2018 was invited to the study by the staff at the clinic.
Study population 138 lung cancer patients Design and data collection
Study design Cohort
Setting Questionnaire study
Data sources (yes/no)
Registers No
Medical records Yes
Questionnaires Yes
Interviews No
Physical examinations No Bio samples (if yes, specify) No
Other tests Yes
Website and/or contact person
Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton (sanne@cancer.dk )