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E-book Europe's Beating Cancer Plan: Communication from The Commission to The European Parliament and The Council
Cancer concerns us all in one way or another. In 2020, 2.7 million people in the European Union were diagnosed with the disease, and another 1.3 million people lost their lives to it. Cancer is an individual diagnosis that has important impacts on patients, but it also severely affects the lives of their families and friends.
Europe urgently needs a renewed commitment to cancer prevention, treatment and care that recognises the growing challenges, and opportunities to overcome them, including the developments in cancer care. We need a whole-of-government approach that focuses on the patient and maximises the potential of new technologies and insights; strengthens cooperation and opportunities for EU added value; eradicates inequalities in access to cancer knowledge, prevention, diagnosis and care; and delivers improved health outcomes to patients.
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is the EU’s response to these needs. It reflects a political commitment to leave no stone unturned to take action against cancer. Mobilising the collective power of the EU to drive change to the benefit of our citizens, the Cancer Plan contains concrete, ambitious actions that will support, coordinate and complement Member States’ efforts to reduce the suffering caused by cancer. It marks the beginning of a new era in cancer prevention and care, where patients have access to high-quality screening, treatments and the latest state of the art technologies, with support at EU level that allows scale and specialisation, while fully respecting Member States’ responsibilities in health policy. In doing so, it elivers on the political guidelines of Commission President von der Leyen. It is also a direct response to the strong and clear calls from the European Parliament for action in this area.
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