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From lab to life: transforming childhood, adolescent and rare cancer care
03-03-2021 - 19:31
On 23 February, the Special Committee on Beating Cancer put the spotlight on paediatric, adolescent and rare cancers. The public hearing addressed
- research, treatment and rare cancer care
- rights and needs of patients, parents and survivors and caregivers.
Though there are many different rare cancers, due to their rarity they share similar problems concerning diagnosis and treatment. On the patients' side it leads to difficulties in accessing timely and accurate diagnosis, highly specialised care and adequate treatments. In healthcare systems, it manifests in poor research opportunities, difficulties in clinical trials and lack of therapies.
Paediatric cancers are all rare cancers and share the same challenges; but given their age-related, biological, clinical and organisational specificities, they need to be addressed distinctively.
Rare cancers represent approximately 25% of all cancer cases, making it a major public health issue.
Click on the link below to watch the hearing again.
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25-02-2021 - 16:21
The deadline for replying to the BECA call for contributions on the Impact of the COVID19-pandemic on cancer care and research has been EXTENDED to 11 March 2021.
22-02-2021 - 10:29
On World Cancer Day, the Special Committee on Beating Cancer reviewed Europe's Beating Cancer Plan with Health Commissioner Kyriakides who had unveiled the Plan the day before. Watch the meeting again by clicking on the link below.
22-02-2021 - 10:29
Fighting cancer is one of the EU’s health priorities. Launched in 2000, World Cancer Day on 4 February is a global initiative to raise awareness and increase action. Research and innovation on cancer has always been one of the EU’s health priorities. Read more about what the EU does to improve public health.
22-02-2021 - 10:28
On World Cancer Day, 4 February, the BECA Committee examined the alarming impact of the COVID19-pandemic and other health threats on cancer.
15-02-2021 - 16:52
On 28 January MEPs from the Beating Cancer committee discussed with ten leading experts how to deliver the best possible care to cancer patients in the EU. Topics ranged from cancer drugs to multidisciplinary cancer care with a specific angle on paediatric and rare cancers and the social determinants in accessing cancer care.
01-02-2021 - 12:56
The COVID19-pandemic has affected certain groups more severely, globally and across Europe. Cancer patients are among the more vulnerable population groups, and cancer care has also suffered from the impact of the pandemic on the functioning of the healthcare systems.
29-01-2021 - 14:02
Ahead of the its Public Hearing "Mind the gap: For equal access to cancer medicines and treatments"" on 28 January 2021, the Beating Cancer Committee prepared a briefing covering a wide range of issues related to cancer treatment.