A new case of cancer is diagnosed in the European Union (EU) every nine seconds. Cancer mortality is set to increase by more than 24% by 2035, making it the leading cause of death in the EU. With the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (EBCP), the EU has strengthened its fight against cancer.
However, many challenges in cancer prevention, treatment, and quality of life after diagnosis remain and need to be addressed. Therefore, the timely rollout of remaining initiatives under the EBCP and their effective implementation are crucial and should remain on top of the political agenda for the upcoming legislature.
The Association of European Cancer Leagues urges the policymakers in the 2024-2029 legislative cycle to:
– Make Europe a leader in innovative cancer research
– Help to improve the National Cancer Control Programmes
– Take all the necessary steps to enable healthy choices for all
– Promote intersectoral policies that protect planetary health
– Address inequalities in early detection of cancer
– Improve cancer care through national Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures
– Jointly buy expensive treatments with high added value
– Address unmet medical needs and foster multiple pathways for medicines development
– Harmonise training and care guidelines for supportive cancer care
– Empower patients and survivors to live with and beyond cancer
– Guarantee social, labour, and financial protection and inclusion of those touched by cancer.
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Cancer Patients’ Association of Slovenia, Slovenia
Foundation Little Knight, Slovenia
Health Centre Maribor, Slovenia
Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia
ko-RAK.si – Društvo za boj proti raku in drugim kroničnim boleznim, Slovenia
PASYKAF – The Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends, Cyprus
Portuguese League Against Cancer – Region North, Portugal
League Against Cancer Slovakia, Slovakia
Sociedad Española de Mèdicos Generales y de Familia, Spain
Croatian League Against Cancer, Croatia
Danish Cancer Society, Denmark
Ecological and Environmental Movement (Cyprus Green Party), Cyprus
MEP Bartosz Arłukowicz – EPP, Poland
MEP Sylvie Brunet – Renew Europe, France
MEP Cristian-Silviu Buşoi – EPP, Romania
MEP Fabio Massimo Castaldo – Non-attached, Italy
MEP Sara Cerdas – S&D, Portugal
MEP Olivier Chastel – Renew Europe, Belgium
MEP Estrella Durá Ferrandis – S&D, Spain
MEP Cyrus Engerer – S&D, Malta
MEP Frances Fitzgerald – EPP, Ireland
MEP Martin Hojsík – Renew Europe, Slovakia
MEP Romana Jerković – S&D, Croatia
MEP Irena Joveva – Renew Europe, Slovenia
MEP Andrey Kovatchev – EPP, Bulgaria
MEP Miriam Lexmann – EPP, Slovakia
MEP Sara Matthieu – Greens/EFA, Belgium
MEP Tilly Metz – Greens/EFA, Luxembourg
MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen – EPP, Finland
MEP Frédérique Ries – Renew, Belgium
MEP Tomislav Sokol – EPP, Croatia
MEP István Ujhelyi – S&D, Hungary
MEP Barry Andrews – Renew, Ireland
MEP Giorgos Georgiou – GUE/NGL, Cyprus
MEP Johan Van Overtveldt – ECR, Belgium
MEP Loucas Fourlas – EPP, Cyprus
Alessandra Moretti – S&D, Italy
Martin Hojsík – Renew, Slovakia
Patrizia Toia – S&D, Italy
Nicolas Philippou – Volt Europa, Cyprus
Elias Myrianthous – S&D, Cyprus
Andreas Apostolou – S&D, Cyprus
Eleni Theocharous – S&D, Cyprus
Pavlos Ioannou – ECR, Cyprus
Niyazi Kizilyurek – The Left, Cyprus
Anna Theologou – The Left, Cyprus
Alkis Papis – Cyprus
Maria Kola – Cyprus
Lysia Demetriou – Cyprus