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EU Cancer Policy
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,…
“The Path Forward is Clear”
Interview with Olivér Várhelyi, EU Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Image Credits: European Union 2025 - Source: European Parliament Cancer remains one of Europe’s most significant public health challenges, with incidence rising and inequalities in prevention, diagnosis, and care…
Owning our successes is how we secure the future of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
A surge in actions across the EU to improve cancer prevention, screening, and care of patients and survivors shows the success of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. We know that. To ensure continued support for cancer in the next seven-year funding…