© 2004 by Oxford University Press
© 2004 Oxford University Press
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Formation of Pan-European Groups Buoys Cause of Patient Advocates
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Although the patient advocacy movement in Europe has long lagged behind that in the United States, last year's launch of the European Cancer Patient Coalition and this year's announcement of the creation of the European Patients' Forum represent major progress for the countries toward providing an organized voice for patients to buoy their cause.
The patient advocacy movement in the United States developed in the 1970s,
with many commentators tracing it back to the 1969 publication of the book
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