The European Cancer Organisation aims to create and develop ever-strengthening relationships between European institutions and the European cancer care community, and together with our Member Societies, Patient Advisory Committee and networks, facilitate collaboration and consensus on focused topics towards tangible and impactful policy improvement.
The strategic objectives that underpin all our policy activity are:
Read more about our policy approval pathway here .
“Time to Accelerate: Together Against Cancer” is a roadmap of recommendations for the future of EU cancer policy under the next European Commission 2024-2029. It represents the result of inputs and consultations with many organisations and individuals active in pan-European cancer policy cooperation, and specific consultation with the Focused Topic Networks of the European Cancer Organisation.
The European Cancer Pulse is a unique data visualisation tool designed to track inequalities and monitor progress in cancer care across Europe, highlighting the factors that influence disparities in cancer care.
read moreNational & European Parliamentarians for Cancer Action brings together more than 130 relevant policymakers to design better cancer policies in Europe, learn from best practices across the cancer care continuum, and collectively create data-driven recommendations in the fight against cancer. You can find a list of the members below.
read more16 September 2024
As part of this year’s Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week, the European Cancer Organisation (ECO) is proud to collaborate with the Make Sense Campaign in advocating for better access to cancer care across Europe. This year’s theme, 'Equal Access, Equal Care: Uniting Europe Against Head and Neck Cancer', emphasises the need for progress in prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers. It also spotlights the need for more equitable care across Europe and what we can do to improve awareness of the signs and symptoms of head and neck cancer.
Read more5 July 2024
The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) was proud to be invited by its associate member, the Hellenic Cancer Federation - ELLOK, to participate in two days of high-level conversation on the content of the new Cancer Plan for Greece.
Read more21 June 2024
The Council of the European Union has adapted a groundbreaking set of recommendations to increase vaccination rates against both the human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis B virus (Hep B) and combating cancers caused by these two viruses. The measures were agreed upon today on during a meeting of the EPSCO (Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council) in Brussels, and are crucial for advancing our efforts to prevent cancer across Europe.
Read more30 May 2024
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day 2024, European scientific, healthcare professional and other civil society organisations call for an EU Endgame on Tobacco.
Noting the official pledge by the European Commission in 2021 to help deliver a tobacco free generation, the European Respiratory Society, the European Cancer Organisation, the European Society for Medical Oncology, the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, Smoke Free Partnership, the European Lung Foundation, the European Society of Cardiology, Lungs Europe and Lung Cancer Europe jointly call for an acceleration of policy action to make the achievement of that vision a reality.
Read more25 April 2024
The European Parliament during his last Plenary of his term has adopted the European Directive on Air Quality setting up higher standards and strongest measures against air pollution.
The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) welcomes the approval of the text voted by the European Parliament - Lopez report - as a unique opportunity to prevent cancer in line with the European Plan to Combat Cancer and reduce the risk of respiratory diseases linked to air pollution.
Read more24 April 2024
The EU health community welcomes the agreement on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) proposal and provides key recommendations to ensure the EHDS will be implemented in a way that provides most added value for patients and European health systems.
Read more13 March 2024
The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) has responded to a recent consultation by the European Commission on the newly established Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (DG-HERA).
Read more8 March 2024
In March, the European Cancer Organisation (ECO) provided a formal response to a European Commission consultation concerning regulatory restrictions on bisphenols in food contact materials.
Read more27 February 2024
33 large health stakeholder organisations representing patients, health professionals, researchers and industrial actors in the healthcare ecosystem at both European Union (EU) and Member State level are expressing their shared concerns about the latest negotiations on the proposed Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS). The EHDS is currently being negotiated at speed by EU institutions to get it ‘over the line’ before the end of this political term.
Read more27 February 2024
ECO was pleased to take part in the recent kick-off meeting of the EU4Health-funded PreventNCD Joint Action.
Led by the Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, this ambitious project brings together more than 100 partners from 25 European countries, all focused on combating cancer and non-communicable diseases through strategic research, impactful public health campaigns, and well-informed policymaking.
Read moreWe promote and believe in collaboration as a matter of principle. This high level co-operation should exist between oncology healthcare professionals of different disciplines, between health care sectors and with a wider group of stakeholders in public health.
As part of our Mission and Vision, we work as active members of the following alliances:
To reduce the burden of cancer, improve outcomes and the quality of care for cancer patients, through multidisciplinarity and multiprofessionalism.
As the not-for-profit federation of member organisations working in cancer at a European level, we convene oncology professionals and patients to agree policy, advocate for positive change and be the united voice of the European cancer community.
To be a vibrant, pro-active, focused, relevant and influential federation, working together for a cancer free future, ensuring that every patient has high quality care and treatment, with access to the full range of professionals needed.
To create and develop ever-strengthening relationships between European institutions and the European cancer care community, and with our Member Societies, Patient Advisory Committee and Focused Topic Networks, facilitate collaboration and consensus towards tangible and impactful policy improvement.
Our essential and enduring values are:
Find out more about our Strategy for 2024-2027 here.