Promotion and enforcement of patients' rights.
European health systems have experienced a "right-revolution" in the last 10 years'. The existence of a large number of policy trends and normative initiatives in European countries demonstrates a strong interest in patients' rights. The increasing interest and involvement of the general public is also decisive and can favour further development and involvement by policy-makers and the legislators. Numerous measures exist to promote and enforce patients' rights. It is now time for the anti-cancer associations to play an active role in this important event and to try to define a new mission for the benefit of the patients.
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Belgian Federation Against Cancer.
D001530:Belgium; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D011050:Policy Making; D012955:Societies, Medical