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news
23 April 2024
Few people today are aware that many cancers can be prevented by vaccination and that vaccination rates vary greatly among different European countries. This is due to inadequate information and insufficient vaccine supply as part of national healthcare coverage.
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22 April 2024, Virtual
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07 April 2024
By Prof. Csaba Dégi, president of the European Cancer Organisation (ECO)
This year's theme, 'My health, my right', profoundly resonates with ECO's mission to ensure everyone has equal access to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, regardless of socioeconomic status, geographical location, or systemic inequalities.
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05 April 2024
On a variety of fronts, the UK is underperforming
5 April, London – In the fight against cancer, the United Kingdom has a long history of leadership. New data released today, however, paint a very different and troubling picture.
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03 April 2024
A new Cancer Workforce Fund to address the challenge
London, 4 April 2024 – The shortage of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, pathologists, and other professionals involved in cancer care is placing immense strain on the UK healthcare system and patient care.
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26 March 2024
It seemed all so familiar. But it wasn't.
I had been to plenty of ECO board meetings over the years. I knew them well. But on 14 March, as the new ECO president, I was now responsible for chairing this meeting. It was a totally different experience.
Yes, I knew the room. I knew most of the fourteen other board members sitting around the table. But it just felt very different. For starters, it was now up to me to set the agenda for this seven-hour session. What were all the issues we needed to address? And in what order?
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26 March 2024
When it comes to tackling a disease like cancer, no two countries in Europe are the same. I discovered that once again last week when ECO visited Bulgaria to support our national partners, including our Patient Advisory Committee member Teodora Kolarova.
This is a country that's seen more than its share of political turmoil. Coalition governments come and go every year. Stability? Continuity? That's the stuff of Bulgarian dreams. Even during our visit, news headlines warned that yet another coalition was just hours away from collapsing.
I thought to myself, great timing. No one here will want to join us at the parliament for a discussion on cancer. I was so wrong.
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26 March 2024
The Patient Advisory Committee is working closely with the ECO team on a number of EU-funded cancer projects, including INTERACT-EUROPE 100, smartCARE, EU-NAVIGATE, 4D PICTURE, and others.
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26 March 2024
Since the start of the year, more than 50 applications have been reviewed, with a half of applications coming from our Member Societies. Demand for Distance Learning accreditation is still on the rise, and we expect a further increase in the spring months.
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