10-05-2021 11:15
Lessons from a public health crisis: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care
Hearings
BECA

BECA MEPs discussed the results of the public consultation on the "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention, health services, cancer patients and research" on 10 May 2021. A copy of the synopsis report with a summary of the findings and recommendations is available in the link below.
The following organisations that contributed to the BECA survey participated in the exchange of views:
MEPs stressed the importance of clear communication between patients, health care professionals and health care authorities, the necessity to vaccinate cancer patients against COVID-19 and the need for real-time data on backlogs in cancer care.
- European Cancer Organisation (E.C.O.)
- European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
- European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
MEPs stressed the importance of clear communication between patients, health care professionals and health care authorities, the necessity to vaccinate cancer patients against COVID-19 and the need for real-time data on backlogs in cancer care.
- Programme (PDF - 168 KB)
- Biographies of the experts (PDF - 328 KB)
- Speakers 1 & 2: Mark Lawler & Mirjam Crul - presentation (PDF - 1 MB)
- Time To Act. Don’t let Covid-19 stop you from tackling Cancer - E.C.O. video
- Speaker 3 : Solange Peters (PDF - 969 KB)
- Speaker 4: Dineke Zeegers Paget (PDF - 451 KB)
- Watch again: link to the recorded meeting (10.05.2021)
- Press release: COVID-19 lessons learned: impact of the pandemic on cancer care
- Link to the COVID-19 Consultation page with synopsis report and key recommendations
- EP Think Tank: Quick overview and initial reactions on Europe's Beating Cancer Plan
- Europe's Beating Cancer Plan (European Commission)
- EU4Health programme
- Countering the health 'infodemic'
- EU public health policy
- Flyer: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention, health services and cancer patients and research: Lessons from a public health crisis” (flyer) (PDF - 3 MB)
- Poster (PDF - 5 MB)