Partnerships
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…
The Working with Cancer Pledge
Did you know that 50% of all people with cancer are afraid to tell their employers? But not enough company leaders and companies are aware of this fact. So, this…
World Pancreatic Cancer Day
World Pancreatic Cancer Day is an initiative of the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition. It is a day that unites the world’s population in the fight against pancreatic cancer during Pancreatic…
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…
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…
The past, present and future of the European Code against Cancer (ECAC)
It seems that hardly a week goes by without some media outlet reporting anxiously on the latest thing that has been linked to cancer. The average person would be forgiven…
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…
Efficiency metrics in Cancer Care
Authors: Matt Hickey, CEO HVA., Adele Youngs, COO HVA., Eduardo Pisani, CEO All.Can International Inefficient care is a leading factor in poorer outcomes for patients. According to the OECD, one-fifth…
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…
‘Supporting cancer nurses in caring for themselves and their patients’
EONS President Johan de Munter explains the issues around this year’s European Cancer Nursing Day. This year’s European Cancer Nursing Day (ECND22) takes place on 18 May. It is organised…