FIGHTING CANCER - A EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP IS BORN

Dear ECPC Members,

Today is a memorable day for cancer patients across the European Union. The European Commission has launched the European Cancer Partnership to step up and invigorate Europe’s long-standing commitment to fight cancer. Thus ECPC’s joint drive with MEPs against Cancer (MAC) and the sterling work undertaken by the Slovenian EU Presidency to make the fight against cancer once again a priority, have borne fruit. 

Cancer patients can take heart that this new European Partnership has the potential to make a real difference for them, their family, carers and indeed EU citizens across the 27 EU Member States.

With one in three people being diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, the Commission initiative is very timely. The Partnership will identify existing gaps in cancer prevention, treatment, care and research across the EU where there are startling and - for cancer patients -unacceptable differences in outcomes.  By mobilising the political commitment of Member States and all relevant stakeholders to put their collective knowledge and energy behind the Action against Cancer, Europe has an opportunity to reduce the cancer burden for the benefit of patients, citizens and society. 

ECPC is delighted that the European Action against Cancer embraces patient groups in its Partnership; and we will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the patient perspective is kept at the centre of the Partnership.

Please see the Commission Press Release for further details.

For more information please contact ECPC.

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