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Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
A Vision for Cancer Policy in Europe: An Interview with MEP Nikos Papandreou
CancerWorld had the opportunity to interview Nikos Papandreou, Member of the European Parliament and a dedicated advocate for cancer policy reform. With a background in politics, economics, and healthcare policy, Mr. Papandreou has been at the forefront of tackling Europe’s…
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…
Europe’s cancer agenda: how we keep it a priority in changing times
“I feel I’m among friends… we are all fighting the same battles.” This is how the former European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides greeted her audience at the European Cancer Summit at a session on November 20th devoted to her great…
Guiding principles for developing European comprehensive cancer networks proposed
The European Cancer Organisation and Organisation of European Cancer Institutes have put forward key principles to guide the development of a European Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres. In a position paper published on September 8th, they set out seven recommendations they…