03-11-2021 08:00
Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: BECA delegation to WHO and Lyon
A delegation of 7 Members of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer, including Chair Bartosz Arłukowicz and Rapporteur Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, travelled to Geneva and Lyon on 3 - 4 November 2021. They met with public health experts, academics, researchers and health care professionals to see what is being done on the ground to step up the fight against cancer, not least in the context of the current pandemic, which has affected cancer prevention and care greatly.
Some of the main themes of interest, particularly in light of the BECA draft report by Véronique Trillet-Lenoir and the 1,500 + amendments that have been tabled were:
- Strengthening health systems in cancer prevention and control and accelerate R&I with a focus on childhood, adolescent and rare cancers;
- Impact of the COVID-19-health emergency on the continuity of cancer care delivery;
- Addressing inequalities in cancer prevention and care across the EU
BECA MEPs met with WHO DG Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director Dr Mikkelsen, Director Dr Weiderpass (International Agency for Research on Cancer), Mr Deniel, SG of the Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon), Prof. Freyer, Medical Director of the Cancerology Institute in HCL, Prof. Dumontet, Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CRCL), Director of the Institute of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (IHOPe), Prof. Bertrand, and Director Cancéropôle Lyon Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (CLARA), Prof. Hainaut.
- BECA Press release: Beating Cancer MEPs build strong international partnerships to deliver on EU Cancer Plan
- Report following the BECA mission to Geneva (Switzerland) and Lyon (France), 2 - 4 November 2021
- WHO news alert: WHO discusses approaches to strengthen cancer efforts with members of the European Parliament (09.11.2021)
- WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
- IARC website
- IARC Director Dr Elisabete Weiderpass
- Cervical cancer control modelling in Europe and beyond - Presentation by Iacopo Baussano, MD, PhD (PDF - 852 KB)
- Improving cancer screening in EU - Presentation by Dr. Andre Carvalho on behalf of EPR branch (PDF - 1 MB)
- European Code against Cancer - Presentation by Carolina Espina, PhD/MPH (PDF - 990 KB)
- Environmental Risk Factors - Presentation by Dr Joachim Schüz Head, Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch (PDF - 405 KB)
- Childhood Cancers Cancer - Presentation by Dr Eva Steliarova-Foucher, Surveillance Branch (PDF - 1 MB)
- Cancer Inequalities - Supporting the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan 2021 - Presentation by Dr Vaccarella (PDF - 898 KB)
- Link to recording of the IARC meeting with BECA delegation on 3 November 2021
- IARC newsalert: Visit of delegation from Special Committee on Beating Cancer (03.11.2021)
- Institut de cancérologie des Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL)
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Presentations at Hospices Civils de Lyon - 4 November 2021
- General Presentation of CRCL by Prof. Charles Dumontet, Deputy Director of the CRCL (PDF - 4 MB)
- Support Care and Post Cancer Innovation with HCL - Presentation by Prof. Cyrille Confavreux (PDF - 1 MB)
- Immucare - Immunotherapy digital monitoring and data exchange - Presentation by Prof. Stéphane Dalle (PDF - 2 MB)
- Oncoral & Pacome : follow-up of outpatients with oral anticancer drugs from the proof of concept to the french government experimentation Article 51 - Presentation by Prof. Catherine Rioufol (PDF - 1 MB)
- Cancer HCL Visit European Parliamentary Mission Nov. 2021 - Presentation by Prof. Gilles Freyer, Medical Director of the Cancerology Institute in HCL (PDF - 2 MB)
- Hospices Civils De Lyon - A Human And Excellent Medicine, For Each And Everyone, Throughout Life (PDF - 5 MB)
- Hospices Civils De Lyon - HCL presentation_EN (DOCUMENT - 20 MB)
- To Secure Diagnostic Orientation, The Treatment Course And Access To Therapeutic Innovation of The Older Patient with Cancer_FR - Presentation by Prof. Claire Falandry (PDF - 1 MB)
- How can a Large University Hospital can Organise to Develop Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Clinical Research Projects in Oncology?_FR - Presentation by Prof. Benoit You (PDF - 4 MB)
- Pediatric hematology and oncology at IHOPE_FR - Presentation by Prof. Yves Bertrand in association with Dr Marec Bérard (PDF - 1 MB)
- Cancéropôle CLARA
- Cancéropôle Lyon Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes CLARA: Presentation by Prof. Pierre Hainaut, Director (DOCUMENT - 55 MB)
- Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva
- BECA delegation on twitter
- Procedure file: Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer - towards a comprehensive and coordinated strategy