Despite modern advances in cancer care and prevention, half the world’s population lacks access to essential health services. In this light, World Cancer Day 2024 (4 February) was dedicated to fighting inequity in cancer care.
Professor Csaba Dégi, president of the European Cancer Organisation (ECO) said: ‘Europe is a heatmap of inequalities in cancer care. We have to rewrite the story of cancer: equal access for every European.' As a result, ECO joined forces with partners across Europe. Among its many efforts:
Read moreIn advance of World Cancer Day, and as part of a national country visit at the invitation of ELLOK – the Hellenic Cancer Federation, ECO met with Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Marios Themistocleous and Ministry of Health Secretary General of Health Services, Lilian Venetia Vildiridis.
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Ahead of World Cancer Day, the Hellenic Cancer Federation ELLOK unites with the European Cancer Organisation to promote Greece’s role in the fight against cancer.
Read moreWorld Cancer Day is coming. Every year, the cancer community comes together to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
Three years have now passed since the adoption of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. In our pursuit of closing the care gap. ECO and its community are joining forces with the European Commission on a high-level event hosted by Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, to take stock of Europe’s efforts to improve the lives of everyone touched by cancer and to take the lead in the fight against this disease.
Read moreBridging the Gap: Prioritising Cancer Care in Europe's Rural Landscapes
“Despite equitable healthcare being a key European policy focus, the needs of rural people living with cancer have largely been neglected.”
In the pursuit of equitable healthcare across Europe, a key aspect has often been overlooked—the challenges faced by individuals in rural areas living with cancer. In the first 2024 issue of the Journal of Cancer Policy, a new publication sheds light on the rights of European citizens residing in rural settings. Led by David Nelson from the Lincoln International Institute for Rural Health, the article emphasises the imperative need to implement the European Code of Cancer Practice in these often-neglected regions.
Read moreThe next TRANSiTION event, taking place in Barcelona on 16 February and hosted by the Work Package 4 team, will feature the unveiling of the new curricula. Attendees will be able to share their opinions and provide valuable feedback.
Read moreJanuary is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. But for how much longer? How much longer will it take to eliminate the human papilloma virus (HPV) that causes this deadly disease?
Read moreThe official launch of HPV Action Croatia on 6 December was held at the Croatian Parliament in Zagreb and virtually via YouTube. It was hosted by Ivan Ćelić, MP, and included Tomislav Sokol, MEP, and representatives from the Croatian government, patient organisations, and youth organisations. It marked a significant step forward for Croatia, a country eager to accelerate efforts to eliminate all HPV-caused cancers.
Read this article and this article (in Croatian) for more information.
Read moreThe HPV Action Now project, co-ordinated by ECO, aims to encourage and support advocacy campaigns on HPV cancer elimination, particularly in those European countries that are falling behind. The project works to bring together patient and professional groups in coalitions that make the case for changes in policy on HPV vaccination, cervical cancer screening and public education and awareness.
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