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Cancer Patients Europe
The Right to Be Forgotten: Why Voluntary Measures are Not Enough for Cancer Survivors
On World Cancer Day, Commissioners Várhelyi and Albuquerque reaffirmed the European Commission’s commitment to the right to be forgotten for cancer survivors. Yet their announcement of non-binding guidance to financial institutions in 2026 falls significantly short of what survivors and…
Pancreatic Cancer Europe at 10: Turning the Tide on Europe’s Deadliest Common Cancer
In the quieter corners of European health policy, where attention is often fragmented and political capital fiercely contested, pancreatic cancer has long remained an uncomfortable outlier—aggressive, difficult to detect, and historically underprioritised. Yet, as Europe confronts an evolving cancer burden,…
Nutrition in Cancer Care: Closing the Gap Between Awareness and Action
On 3 February 2025, on the eve of World Cancer Day, Cancer Patients Europe (CPE) hosted a high-level policy event at the European Parliament in Brussels, convened by MEP Michalis Hadjipantela (EPP, Cyprus). The occasion marked the official launch of…