04-02-2021 13:45
World Cancer Day: Impact of COVID19 and other health threats on cancer
European Parliament Brussels, Spinelli Building room 3C050
On World Cancer Day, 4 February, the Special Committee on Beating Cancer examined the alarming impact of the COVID19-pandemic and other health threats on cancer during a public hearing in the European Parliament.
Renowned experts addressed the effects of the COVID19-crisis and infectious diseases on health systems and cancer research, diagnosis and treatments. Medical doctors shared their experiences on the ground on diagnosing and treating cancer through the COVID19 pandemic.The hearing also covered the issues of antimicrobial resistance as a growing concern for cancer and the potential use of mRNA technology to help treat cancer.
A summary of the hearing is available by clicking on the link below.
A summary of the hearing is available by clicking on the link below.
- Programme (PDF - 264 KB)
- Watch again: Link to webstream with interpretation FR – DE – IT – NL – EN – DA – EL – ES – PT – SV – CS – HU – LT – LV – PL – SK – SL – BG – RO – HR
- Summary of the hearing (PDF - 461 KB)
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Experts' presentations
- Presentation Dr Andreas Kuhn: RNA technology: Could the technology behind some COVID19 vaccines be used against cancer? (PDF - 1 MB)
- Presentation Dr Mirjam Crul: Experiences on the ground: diagnosing and treating cancer through the COVID19 pandemic (PDF - 1 MB)
- Presentation Prof. Seamus O’Reilly: Diagnosing and Treating Cancer during the COVID 19 Pandemic (PDF - 1 MB)
- Presentation Dr Anna Zorzet: Antibiotic resistance: a global issue undermining modern cancer care (PDF - 625 KB)
- Biographies of the invited experts (PDF - 334 KB)
- Photos of the hearing © European Union 2021 – European Parliament
- EP Headlines: World Cancer Day: how the EU is fighting cancer
- BECA background note: The impact of the COVID19-pandemic and other health threats on cancer
- Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: Input from the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (27.10.2020)
- European Parliament Study "Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer: Going further, faster" (15-06-2020)
- Poster (IMAGE - 570 KB)