European Cancer Organisation
The INTERACT-EUROPE 100 Kick-off Event
8-9 February Empowering Cancer Care: Ground-breaking new EU Inter-Specialty Cancer Training Programme launched in Barcelona 8 February, Barcelona - Cancer patients in Europe are treated by an array of different specialties and professions: medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, cancer…
New digital training for cancer professionals to produce better care for patients
An innovative, two-year pilot project to enhance the digital skills of cancer care professionals in Europe has just begun. This initial effort focuses on a total of 9,000 caregivers at 13 institutions (see below) – from general practitioners to specialists,…
This is the one event you cannot afford to miss!
The European Cancer Summit 2022, organised by the European Cancer Organisation, will feature thought leaders in cancer care – from across Europe and beyond. What you hear during two days of presentations and informal conversations will have a profound impact…
ECO welcomes draft new EU recommendations on cancer screening
Brussels, 20 September 2022: The European Commission today published new, more ambitious proposals for cancer screening across Europe. As part of its Beating Cancer Plan, the recommendations should help EU countries expand coverage so that 90% of the EU population…
INTERACT-EUROPE: Developing an Inter-specialty Cancer Training Programme
The European Commission has launched new funding calls for EU4Health and Horizon Europe – another sign of its commitment to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan andCancer Mission. With the valuable support of the cancer community, the European Cancer Organisation (ECO) is…
Inter-Specialty Cancer Training across Europe: The Beating Cancer Plan’s New Workforce Project is Off and Running
Leaders from all spheres of European cancer care – including surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, oncology nurses, educators and more – have come together in Brussels today to launch INTERACT-EUROPE, an ambitious EU project to promote inter-specialty cancer training. As part…
Taking Action on International HPV Awareness Day to Eliminate 5% of Cancers
International HPV Awareness Day (IHAD) 2022 is on 4 March. Inaugurated by the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS) in 2018, it provides an opportunity for organisations to focus attention on HPV, to improve public understanding and awareness, and to help prevent…
European Cancer Community Condemns Violence Against Ukrainian Health Facilities and Urges European Relief Effort for Ukrainians with Cancer
Responding to the growing crisis in Ukraine, the Executive Committee of the European Cancer Organisation has today issued the following statement: We are receiving appalling reports of violence against healthcare facilities in Ukraine. This is inexcusable and reprehensible. The UN…
Stakeholders Unite: Time to Charge Up Pancreatic Cancer Care Across Europe!
The European Cancer Organisation, in strong alliance with a collaboration of 22 healthcare professional and patient organisations, is today marking the publication the "Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care: Pancreatic Cancer” as the Innovative Partnership for Action Against Cancer (IPAAC), which sponsored…
Real-Life Stories of HPV-Related Cancers Underline Urgent Need for Access to Vaccination and Screening
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations have achieved a huge reduction in cancer incidence. Recently-published research from the UK found that vaccination has almost eliminated cervical cancer in women in the vaccinated age groups (The Lancet). But it is the real-life experience…