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“Cancer is a health priority for us! In the past two years, COVID has taken a toll on cancer prevention, detection, and diagnosis. The sooner cancer is detected, it can make a real difference by increasing treatment options and saving lives. And for this, we need to boost cancer screening across the EU. Today, we“Cancer is a health priority for us! In the past two years, COVID has taken a toll on cancer prevention, detection, and diagnosis. The sooner cancer is detected, it can make a real d...

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With COVID taking its toll on cancer prevention, detection, and diagnosis, the EU presented plans Wednesday for an increase in the uptake of cancer screening and early detection of more cancers.

As part of the EU Cancer Screening Scheme to be put forward under Europes Beating Cancer Plan, the European Commission presented on 21 September a new approach to support Member States increasing the uptake of cancer screening.

Welcome, dear health colleagues, to the first update of the week from the European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM). With the publication of the EU’s Beating Cancer Plan imminent (4 February), EAPM has a full focus on lung cancer taking place this week with its members, writes EAPM Executive Director Dr. Denis Horgan. Screening – […]

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament have been calling for an effective global health strategy for a long time. We must wipe out the Covid-19 threat not only from Europe but from the rest of the planet, if we eventually want to leave this terrifying pandemic behind. We call on the EU Commission […]