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Event
27 November 2024,
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Event
22 November 2024, Radisson Collection Hotel, Grand Place Brussels (and Virtual)
One Showcase Event for Two Stellar Projects
Block your calendar for the day after the European Cancer Summit. The smartCARE & PROTECT-EUROPE Showcase Event will highlight lessons and opportunities from these two flagship EU4Health projects.
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news
20 November 2024
A New Policy Report and Action Plan from the European Cancer Organisation to Address Growing Workplace Challenges of Cancer Professionals
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Publication
November 2024
The crisis within Europe’s health and cancer workforce requires urgent attention. Recent events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, continue to take a huge toll on healthcare professionals, and the growing shortages within the cancer workforce are having a profound impact on the dedicated workers on the frontlines of cancer care.
This is why the European Cancer Organisation, under the leadership of its Workforce Network and supporting partners, launched Time to Accelerate for our Workforce, an extensive public awareness campaign to address this pressing issue.
At today's European Cancer Summit, the latest element of this campaign is being unveiled: the results of an extensive Pan-European survey of more than 700 cancer professionals from 30 countries – together with many of their personal stories.
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news
20 November 2024
Research suggests that 45% of LGBTIQ individuals in the EU experience difficulties accessing healthcare, with trans women, men, and intersex persons being disproportionately affected (EU FRA, LGBTIQ at a crossroads, 2024). Inadequate training, non-inclusive policies, and the absence of safe spaces compound these challenges.
Against this backdrop, the European Cancer Organisation during the European Cancer Summit launched a new pan-European citizen and patient survey, addressing disparities faced by LGBTIQ individuals in cancer screening and care.
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news
19 November 2024
Today, the European Cancer Organisation held its General Assembly, where its Member Societies elected Isabel Rubio as the President-Elect of the European Cancer Organisation.
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reports
November 2024
Europe has exciting opportunities for improving cancer care and patient outcomes within its grasp. Yet these are not fully utilised currently with policy obstacles for their adoption still to be addressed. So concludes a new Policy Action report of the European Cancer Organisation: ‘Unlocking Potential: New Treatment Paradigms in European Cancer Care’.
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news
05 November 2024
Noting the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s Mission Letter1 to the Commissioner Designate Olivér Várhelyi, calling on a comprehensive approach to health promotion and disease prevention across the life course, the European Cancer Organisation, the European Lung Foundation, the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, the European Respiratory Society, the European Society for Medical Oncology, the European Society of Cardiology, Lung Cancer Europe, Lungs Europe, the Smoke Free Partnership, jointly call for acceleration of the implementation of the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (EBCP) during the new European Commission mandate.
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reports
November 2024
An estimated 12 million women in Europe are currently living with cancer. Another 1.2 million women are diagnosed with the disease each year – and nearly 600,000 are dying from it annually.
Enough is enough!
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