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Event
19 - 20 November 2025, Radisson Collection Hotel, Grand Place Brussels (and Virtual)
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19 & 20 November - Brussels & online
The European Cancer Summit is the leading cancer policy forum in Europe. For two days each year it brings together the brightest minds in oncology, patient advocacy and policymaking to offer innovative solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in cancer care today.
Come see for yourself. Get a front row seat and join the conversation. There is simply nothing like it.
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Event
03 April 2025, Online
Strengthening Collaboration among Healthcare Professionals
The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) is joining the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP) for a unique online event.
Join a group of young professionals from diverse specialties to discuss the importance of multidisciplinary approaches to cancer care: from diagnostic to treatment and beyond. This is your chance to hear from medical physicists as they share their daily experience in hospitals and learn about INTERACT-EUROPE 100, an EU-funded project that is improving interdisciplinary training across Europe.
Don't miss out. Register now!
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06 March 2025
For the cancer care women need.
For the cancer care women deserve.
Introducing five basic cancer rights at the European Parliament
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.
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04 March 2025
On 4 March, we mark International HPV Awareness Day, a precious opportunity to raise awareness about the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the steps we can take to prevent the different cancers it causes.
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20 February 2025
The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) is proud to present the European Cancer Summit Report. In the midst of a changing political climate in Europe, the Summit brought together experts, policymakers, and advocates to pave the way towards new horizons in cancer care. The European Cancer Summit 2024 took place on 20 and 21 November, in Brussels and online.
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Publication
February 2025
The European Cancer Summit Report is now available.
In the midst of a changing political climate in Europe, the European Cancer Organisation (ECO) convened experts, policymakers, and advocates to pave the way towards new horizons in cancer care.
The European Cancer Summit 2024 – which took place on 20 and 21 November in Brussels and online – was a milestone moment for reflection. Four years after the launch of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and at the end of Stella Kyriakides’ leadership as EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, the report takes stock of the progress achieved. It also calls on the cancer community, policymakers, and society at large to ensure that the current momentum translates into meaningful improvements in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life for all patients.
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05 February 2025
The European Cancer Organisation details a unique success story
Yesterday, on the occasion of World Cancer Day, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Olivér Várhelyi, met leaders of the European Cancer Organisation, including its president, Prof. Csaba Dégi, and its newly appointed CEO, Elisabetta Zanon, to discuss the state of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and what lies ahead.
During the meeting, the cancer community representatives presented a one-page fact sheet to the Commissioner highlighting many key achievements of the plan and why the plan should be continued and updated in the next EU financial period.
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04 February 2025
The European Cancer Organisation (ECO), EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe, and the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE) welcome a major initiative from the European Parliament's Conference of Presidents: the creation of a new ‘Intergroup on Cancer & Rare Diseases’ for the 2024-2029 legislature.
This evening, the Intergroup held its first constitutive meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels, officially appointing MEP Vlad Voiculescu (Renew, Romania) as Chair. The appointed Vice-Chairs include Stine Bosse (Renew, Denmark), Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA, Luxembourg), Alessandra Moretti (S&D, Italy), and Tomislav Sokol (EPP, Croatia).
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03 February 2025
The newly appointed EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi hosted a delegation of European Cancer Organisation’s Young Cancer Professionals as well as Young Cancer Survivors for a Youth Policy Dialogue. The young experts come from 10 different European countries and cover specialisations ranging from oncology nursing, digital medicine, and clinical trials to cancer policy.
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