MEPs Against Cancer (MAC)

MAC is an initiative of MEPs (members of the European Parliament) against Cancer. This new established informal group of MEPs is committed to promoting action on cancer as an EU priority and harnessing European health policy to that end.

See the current MAC members
See the MAC Website at www.mepsagainstcancer.org
MAC brochure for download here (PDF)

European Parliament Elections 2009

In the last legislature, 70 MEPs in MAC have been hugely influential in getting cancer back on the EU agenda. We hope we can count on the newly elected MEPs to continue creating awareness about the fight against cancer! Read more

MAC meeting on "Reducing the Burden of Cancer in Europe" (9 Dec 2008)

MAC members met with Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou to discuss a new cancer strategy for Europe. 2008 has been a momentous year to get the fight against cancer back on the European Union’s political agenda and MEPs against Cancer have been a driving force.

The MAC meeting followed up the Parliament’s Resolution and the Council Conclusions on cancer and intended to hear from Mrs Vassiliou about Commission plans to help member states reduce the burden of cancer.

MAC Meeting report "Reducing the Burden of Cancer in Europe"

Press Release MAC Meeting "Reducing the Burden of Cancer in Europe"

Headline News European Parliament Website (29 Feb 2008)

Slovenian MEP, Alojz Peterle, Co-Chair of MEPs Against Cancer (MAC) and long-standing supporter of ECPC, appears as headline news on the European Parliament website. He speaks about his personal experience with cancer, a struggle which inspired him to found MAC. Insisting that the EU can play a central role in the cancer battle, he calls for the establishment of a European Cancer Task Force, one of his key ideas which is also enshrined in the MAC Statement. The article is available in all EU languages on the Parliament website. Read more about the work of MAC on the website www.mepsagainstcancer.org. As you know ECPC provides the MAC secretariat to keep MEPs informed about health issues that impact on cancer patients and indeed all citizens.
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European media focus on cancer (Feb 2007)

Liz Lynne MEP explains why she decided to promote European political support and set up the European Parliament platform MAC - MEPs Against Cancer; Alojz Peterle MEP writes about the disparity in prevention and treatment between old and new EU member states; Hildrun Sundseth of ECPC, comments on Europe’s inadequate response rate in dealing with the cancer threat; Glenis Willmott MEP addresses the political dimension of cervical cancer. Please click here to read the articles

Latest news from the MAC Forum

On 13 February 2008 a MAC Meeting on "Europe in wide Screen" was held. This meeting focused around the Commission report on how Member States have implemented cancer screening programmes following the 2003 Council Recommendation.
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Supplement Parliament Magazine (Feb 2008) on Cancer Screening
On 27 June 2007 a MAC Meeting on "Making Cancer Control a Priority –
EU Presidencies" was held.
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MAC Press Release
Meeting report
On 21 March 2007 a MAC Meeting with the title “Investing in our future:
Young people and cancer prevention” was held.
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On 22 November 2006 a MAC Meeting on the issue of "National Cancer Plans - what can they do" was held in the European Parliament.

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On 11 October 2006 a MAC Meeting was held in the European Parliament on the issue of Prostate Health.

Announcement
Meeting report
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Dr. Belohorska, MEP from Slovakia and a trained clinical oncologist, addressed cancer patients and oncologists at the ESMO congress in Istanbul on 1 October 2006 on the future for cancer patients in Europe.”.
See Dr. Belohorska's speech.
A first MAC Conference was held at 22 March 2006 in the European Parliament in Brussels. ECPC welcomes the Call for Action against Cancer endorsed by MEPs Against Cancer (MAC). The meeting was attended by EU Commisioner for Health, Markos Kyprianou and Dr. Dorjan Marušic, Slovenian State Secretary for Health.
More about the first MAC conference

MAC can support cancer patients by

Sending a strong political signal that immediate and concerted action is needed to reduce cancer rates and improve cancer outcomes
Insisting that the Council Recommendation on Cancer Screening is implemented at national level and good practice guidelines are developed.
Promoting publicity and information campaigns around the European Code Against Cancer.
Ensuring that best practice is shared across the EU and gaps that exist in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care between and within Member States are eradicated.
Harnessing Community policies and instruments such as the Public Health Programmes and the Framework Research Programmes to the successful fight against cancer
Promoting cancer research

Last Updated on Sunday, 28 February 2010 19:17

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