Welcome to the Primary Cancer
Prevention repository
The PIECES Evidence-based Primary Cancer Prevention Programs Repository:
The PIECES Repository is a searchable database of evidence-based cancer prevention
programs. These programs target modifiable cancer risk factors and are adaptable to the
European context. The repository includes programs in six key areas: tobacco control and
second-hand smoke exposure; alcohol consumption; physical activity; diet; HPV infection;
UV and sun exposure.
This repository is designed to enhance findability, access, and credibility of existing
evidence- and practice-based cancer prevention programs. It provides immediate access to
detailed information and, if available, materials to facilitate implementation. Each program
entry includes information on its theory of change (i.e., working mechanisms, logic model)
and an appraisal of its evidence of effectiveness. You can also find contact information of the
developers and researchers involved in these programs to find additional materials.
By using the PIECES repository, you can access valuable resources and support to help
implement effective cancer prevention programs to your local context.
Interventions or programs in this repository are defined as complex interventions that
combine different behavioral and/or pharmacological components. Pharmacologic
treatments alone are not included as interventions or programs. Interventions or programs
were retrieved through:
Programs selected can be both scientifically validated as well as practice-based. Preferably,
evidence is demonstrated through experimental or quasi-experimental studies. Studies
should be adaptable to the European context and target the general population or large
communities, excluding specific sub-populations (e.g., psychiatric patients, individual with
HIV).
The PIECES project is a collaborative effort that aims to adapt and implement existing
evidence-based programs to improve implementation outcomes. With a team of 15
international organizations, we work together to make primary cancer prevention programs
more effective and accessible.
Our mission is to develop and share an innovative online toolkit to facilitate selection,
adaption and implementation of cancer prevention programs. This theory-based toolkit offers
a step-by-step approach to adapt programs and overcolme impementation barriers by linking
them to proven implementation strategies. The toolkit helps implementers transform these
strategies into actionable work plans. The goal is to improve fit within different target
populations and real-world settings.
You can access the implementation Toolkit here: https://itfits-toolkit.com/
For more information on the project, please visit https://pieces-project.eu/
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