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Publication
January 2024
A position paper of the European Cancer Organisation
Cancer is no longer a death sentence. The latest scientific research and data indicate that there are more than 20 million cancer survivors in Europe[1], with 3.5 million new diagnoses yearly. However, a survivor’s journey is often disrupted by various forms of discrimination. This is a particular problem when attempting to (re)integrate into the workplace and when trying to access financial services such as loans, mortgages, and life or travel insurance. Such discrimination is unacceptable and must be called out and countered at a European level. A key approach is to ensure that the ‘Right to be Forgotten’[2] is embedded across Europe, so that a cancer patient when cured does not have to reveal their previous cancer diagnosis[3]. This principle should be enshrined in European law.
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news
14 December 2023
Richard Price, Head of Policy, European Cancer Organisation
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is working. New EU level cancer prevention legislation is now in statutes, with more to come. Ambitious pan-European projects are up and running, with early outputs coming to fruition. New communities for multi-stakeholder action are formed with promises of long-term sustainability. At national level, own initiatives have been sparked by the energy of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, from efforts to eliminate HPV cancers, to the development of new comprehensive cancer centres, or even simply the production of national cancer plans mirroring the European version, where previously no such plan existed.
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news
14 December 2023
Season's greetings! The European Cancer Organisation team wishes you happy holidays and a joyful New Year.
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Best wishes,
Andreas Charalambous (President) and Mike Morrissey (CEO)
European Cancer Organisation
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Publication
November 2023
Each year, thousands of men in Europe are diagnosed with cancer. There is an urgent need for action on all gender-related cancer inequalities, yet the issue of men’s cancers is not being addressed effectively by policymakers.
ECO, The European Association of Urology (EAU) and Global Action on Men’s Health (GAMH) have launched a joint Roadmap for Improvement on this issue titled ‘Time to Accelerate: Action on Men and Cancer’.
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news
16 November 2023
The European Cancer Organisation Launches Major Campaign to Support Cancer Care Professionals
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news
15 November 2023
Eliminating vaccine preventable cancers, achieving a tobacco free generation, and addressing the cancer workforce crisis would make EU a global leader in public health.
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news
23 October 2023
Few events in recent times have polarised public opinion the world over like the crisis in Gaza and Israel.
Regardless of one's political perspective, the real-life consequences for citizens in Gaza include a desperate lack of food, water, and medicine, and for cancer patients little to no access to the care and treatment they require. Yet oncology professionals inside Gaza continue to do all they can to care for their patients under these terrible circumstances.
Our hearts and thoughts are with all cancer patients in the region, and the professionals seeking to preserve life. We urge the international community to do everything possible to support them.
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essential-requirements
September 2023
The European Cancer Organisation is proud to announce the release today of its ‘Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care: Ovarian’.
Ovarian cancer is the 8th most frequent cancer diagnosis and the 8th leading cause of cancer death in women.
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news
12 September 2023
Brussels:
Later today, the European Parliament will discuss the new EU Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD) and will vote tomorrow. The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) strongly support the text as voted by Environment Committee (Lopez Report) in June 2023, and urge MEPs to vote in favour of the Lopez Report. This is a unique opportunity to prevent cancer in line with Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan.
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